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Bill: Sustainable Energy Act

Details

Submitted by[?]: United Labour Party

Status[?]: passed

Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.

Voting deadline: August 2106

Description[?]:

Noting the necessity of low-carbon energy sources;

Whereas uranium and fossil fuels are finite sources;

This bill shall encourage the development and use of renewable power, such as hydroelectric, geothermal, solar, wind, wave and other sources.

Proposals

Debate

These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:

Date14:30:21, September 01, 2005 CET
FromUnited Labour Party
ToDebating the Sustainable Energy Act
MessageAlthough I'm not sure about the last option. Shouldn't national government regulate something so dangerous? Ultimately, I'd like to see it banned.

Date14:54:27, September 01, 2005 CET
FromLeviathan Party
ToDebating the Sustainable Energy Act
MessageWe are currently divided on the issue of nuclear power. On the one hand, if provinces are willing to take on the risk of a nuclear plant they should be able to. On the other hand, nuclear power produces perhaps the worst pollutants imaginable, radiological waste that takes thousands of years to become safe and, for the duration, remains a public health risk unless constantly properly stored. Given that power is provided by socially owned energy companies, the best course seems to be to leave it to the people of the province the plant will be built in, so while our misigivings remain, we tentatively support allowing local governments to decide whether to develop nuclear power or not.

As for subsidizing renewable energy research, we are strongly in favor of such a provision, as will be, I hope, all parties in the Assembly.

Date16:36:39, September 01, 2005 CET
From Protectorate Party
ToDebating the Sustainable Energy Act
MessageOur policy is that renewable methods should be our first choice, and the remainder should be implemented through nuclear plants (OOC: anyone here ever read Normal Accidents by Charles Perrow, explains how nuclear power can never be truely safe to operate). This bill seems to be the best opportunity to head in that direction.

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Voting

Vote Seats
yes
     

Total Seats: 73

no

    Total Seats: 0

    abstain
       

    Total Seats: 27


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