Oceanic Waste Dumping
The Oceanic Waste Dumping proposal reached quroum at the same time as the Stop Dumping - Start Cleaning proposal. Though both resolutions were adopted by the United Nations, the Oceanic Waste Dumping resolution achieved a supermajority vote, while the Stop Dumping - Start Cleaning resolution only achieved a simple majority.
Resolution text
| Category: | Environmental | Industry Affected: | All Businesses | Proposed By: | Giedi |
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Description:
Simply put, we ask that all oceanic dumping of toxic wastes in both territorial and international waters be banned.
Sovereignty arguments over territorial water rights are irrelevant because there is no way to prevent toxic waste dumped in one region from contaminating waters in neighbouring nations.
- Votes For: 12,645
- Votes Against: 2,286
- Implemented: Thu Oct 30 2003
Gameplay impacts
Under the current UN rules, the second proposal would have been deleted if the first was adopted as a resolution, but no warning would be issued to the sponsoring nation for duplicating an existing resolution.
