Difference between revisions of "Repeal "Fossil Fuel Reduction Act""
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| − | In an attempt to answer the immortal question "Do UN forum regulars have a life?", forumgoers were asked, "Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it?" The [[Texan Hotrodders]] ambassador was among the first to raise concern over the truly disturbing poll results | + | In an attempt to answer the immortal question "Do UN forum regulars have a life?", forumgoers were asked, "Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it?" The [[Texan Hotrodders]] ambassador was among the first to raise concern over the truly disturbing poll results, which showed that an astonishing 17 percent of the polled UN ambassadors' respective [[nations]] were poised to invade [[Wikipedia:Chechnya|Chechnya]] if the repeal passed; 10 percent thought they were still talking about dolphins; 17 percent were sleeping on the job; and 6 percent had cursed the Federal Republic with their otters. |
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The Federal Republic later asked the [[UN Secretariat]] to invalidate the official UN vote on the grounds of the ambassadors' sheer ineptness as illustrated in the forum poll. However, one [[moderator]] was snoozing, another had invaded Chechnya and still another had gone swimming with the dolphins. So the vote stood. | The Federal Republic later asked the [[UN Secretariat]] to invalidate the official UN vote on the grounds of the ambassadors' sheer ineptness as illustrated in the forum poll. However, one [[moderator]] was snoozing, another had invaded Chechnya and still another had gone swimming with the dolphins. So the vote stood. | ||
| − | As to whether the forum poll results were fairly representative of the official UN vote, it don't take a genius to figure out that they don't compare at all. However, it could be argued that options 2, 5, 6 and 8 in the forum poll count as "no" votes, option 1 counts as a "yes" vote, and options 4 and 7 count as abstentions; therefore, the forum poll shows that 48 percent were opposed to the repeal, 13 percent were in favor, 30 percent had abstained, and 10 percent remained opposed to the [[Repeal "Protection of Dolphins Act"|dolphins-act repeal]]. The official UN vote went 60%-40% against. Any geek who tries to analyze those numbers will be wedgied to the fullest extent of the law. | + | As to whether the forum poll results were fairly representative of the official UN vote, it don't take a genius to figure out that they don't compare at all. However, it could be argued that options 2, 5, 6 and 8 in the forum poll count as "no" votes, option 1 counts as a "yes" vote, and options 4 and 7 count as abstentions; therefore, the forum poll shows that 48 percent were opposed to the repeal, 13 percent were in favor, 30 percent had abstained, and 10 percent remained opposed to the [[Repeal "Protection of Dolphins Act"|dolphins-act repeal]]. The official UN vote, meanwhile, went 60%-40% against. |
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== Additional Materials == | == Additional Materials == | ||
Revision as of 18:24, 6 November 2005
Contents
Resolution History
Overview
Proposal Campaign
UN Debate
Resolution Text
| Category: | Repeal | Resolution: | #126 | Proposed By: | Omigodtheykilledkenny |
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Description: UN Resolution #126: Fossil Fuel Reduction Act (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Argument: UNDERSTANDING the need for effective legislation to promote clean and renewable energy alternatives and accelerate their development;
EMPHASIZING that such legislation should be sensitive to economic factors and circumstances, especially where small and developing nations are concerned;
ACKNOWLEDGING that Resolution #126: Fossil Fuel Reduction Act fails on this point;
RECOGNIZING that a mandate for a 2-percent annual reduction in fossil-fuel emissions based on a flat “ceiling consumption rate” does not take into account the rapid growth of nations over time, and thus requires nations to cut emissions by much more than 2 percent each year;
REGRETTING that small and developing nations will be forced to bear the brunt of this mandate and withstand the most damage to their national economies, as their populations grow at a relatively faster rate, and they may not yet be equipped with the resources necessary for such a dramatic shift in energy supply;
CONCERNED that the “time extensions” authorized under this act cover only catastrophic circumstances (specifically natural disasters, war and “severe economic depression”) and may not allow nations to apply for extensions based on less severe economic or political conditions, such as domestic political turmoil, recessions or significant economic strain; and
TROUBLED by this act’s authorization of trade sanctions on noncompliant nations, which would force some governments to take drastic measures -- including imposing hefty new taxes on businesses and private citizens, placing severe new restrictions on private enterprise, and even seizing businesses and shutting down their factories if nationwide emission rates are not decelerating fast enough -- in order to come into compliance on schedule and avoid punitive sanctions,
The United Nations hereby REPEALS Resolution #126: Fossil Fuel Reduction Act.
- Votes For: 5,386
- Votes Against: 8,232
- Defeated: Fri Nov 4 2005
Gameplay Impacts
This resolution would have had no significant impact on the way NationStates is played.
Forum Poll
In an attempt to answer the immortal question "Do UN forum regulars have a life?", forumgoers were asked, "Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it?" The Texan Hotrodders ambassador was among the first to raise concern over the truly disturbing poll results, which showed that an astonishing 17 percent of the polled UN ambassadors' respective nations were poised to invade Chechnya if the repeal passed; 10 percent thought they were still talking about dolphins; 17 percent were sleeping on the job; and 6 percent had cursed the Federal Republic with their otters.
The Federal Republic later asked the UN Secretariat to invalidate the official UN vote on the grounds of the ambassadors' sheer ineptness as illustrated in the forum poll. However, one moderator was snoozing, another had invaded Chechnya and still another had gone swimming with the dolphins. So the vote stood.
As to whether the forum poll results were fairly representative of the official UN vote, it don't take a genius to figure out that they don't compare at all. However, it could be argued that options 2, 5, 6 and 8 in the forum poll count as "no" votes, option 1 counts as a "yes" vote, and options 4 and 7 count as abstentions; therefore, the forum poll shows that 48 percent were opposed to the repeal, 13 percent were in favor, 30 percent had abstained, and 10 percent remained opposed to the dolphins-act repeal. The official UN vote, meanwhile, went 60%-40% against.
Any geek who actually tries to analyze those numbers will be wedgied to the fullest extent of the law.
Additional Materials
- Repeal "Fossil Fuel Reduction Act" UN Floor Debate
- Fossil Fuel Reduction Act Floor debate for original resolution
- UN Timeline
- United Nations
