At Vote:Repeal "Renewable Research Commitment" [Complete] [Complete]

Argument: The World Assembly,

Supporting the general principle of developing sustainable energy sources,

However:

Taking issue with World Assembly Resolution #182, “Renewable Research Commitment”, which:

Requires each individual nation in the WA to separately research renewable energy sources, creating the probability of overlaps and conflicts,

Ignores the potential for collaboration among nations to allow for specialisation of research interests,

Fails to recognise that advances made in one nation and shared to other nations, through trade, mutual assistance, or other forms of partnership, may be of significant value to the world community,

Suggests an arbitrary “5%” commitment from fossil-fuel power plants with no indication of how this number was arrived at or whether it will be sufficient to produce meaningful results,

Appears to disregard environmental science in favour of bland political platitudes of little substance,

Takes no account of issues relating to sustainable energy development, such as grid modernisation or energy conservation,

Permits nations to completely disregard renewable energy research regardless of any advances made,

Places absolutely no requirements on nations to implement any renewable energy research measures whatsoever,

And further:

Acknowledging that this resolution prevents the World Assembly passing meaningful legislation on sustainable energy,

Believing that this impediment to world cooperation in sustainable energy research and development should be removed,

Hereby:

Repeals World Assembly Resolution #182, “Renewable Research Commitment”.

It's been a while since I've had time to sit down and review a piece, so it's refreshing to do so now, although saddening considering the subject matter.

The proposal, as repeals go, isn't bad. Although it has a few flaws which seem on a first glance to be fatal.

Requires each individual nation in the WA to separately research renewable energy sources, creating the probability of overlaps and conflicts,

Ignores the potential for collaboration among nations to allow for specialisation of research interests,

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I'm looking at these two sections together primarily because they essentially target the same thing. The first point, is a little out there to me. WA nations were given the provision to research independently in so far as I'm aware to balance out the tech level issues, conflicts seems a strange choice of wording, if you have conflicts in your research maybe that highlights something as opposed to being considered the presentation of a problem.

The second aspect though, regarding the collaboration is a stretch at best. Ok, the law doesn't mandate that nations should collaborate, granted, but it does not prevent them from doing so either. This is a false logic on the authors part.

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Fails to recognise that advances made in one nation and shared to other nations, through trade, mutual assistance, or other forms of partnership, may be of significant value to the world community,

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But it doesn't prevent anyone doing so??

Suggests an arbitrary “5%” commitment from fossil-fuel power plants with no indication of how this number was arrived at or whether it will be sufficient to produce meaningful results,

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Fair point. Numerics in resolutions normally tend to be a problem. I'll ceed to this.

Permits nations to completely disregard renewable energy research regardless of any advances made,

Places absolutely no requirements on nations to implement any renewable energy research measures whatsoever,

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Now this is a fair point, the law doesn't require the nations to implement anything researched. That said the law does ensure that nations reach a certain tech level in doing so and leaves the door open for nations to adopt it who would wish to do so. The REI further expanded upon this when in effect with the creation of renewable energy structures. So one essentially complimented the other in that regard.

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Acknowledging that this resolution prevents the World Assembly passing meaningful legislation on sustainable energy,

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Completely untrue, legislation has been passed since RRC was passed in this very area.

MINISTERS SUGGESTION​

The repeal overall makes some good arguments to the authors credit. However, when balanced out, the good the RRC achieves despite it's flaws still outweigh everything else. And environmental legislation unless fatally flawed, usually tends to be good, which in this instance seems to be the case.

All in all the recommendation here is an AGAINST vote.

AS PER USUAL THIS IS A SUGGESTED VOTE ONLY, PLEASE VOTE FOR, AGAINST OR ABSTAIN AS DESIRED BELOW

Against.

Against

Against.

Current Tally 3-0-0 Against.

Wasn't REI repealed?

Against

Acoustic Siberia:

Wasn't REI repealed?

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It was indeed, but the point I was making is, that it is still possible to pass legislation in this area despite RRC being in effect

Fair enough.

Against

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Voting on this resolution has ended.

Thanks to those nations who cast their votes. Your participation is a great help to the region.

This topic has been locked and sent to the Archives for safekeeping. If you would like this topic to be re-opened for further discussion, please contact the WA Delegate, a Global Moderator, or an Administrator for assistance. Thank you.