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Bill: Comprehensive Pollution Reduction Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Ação Progressiva
Status[?]: defeated
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: May 4133
Description[?]:
| "To tackle climate change and global warming we need a robust national response. Tukarali must go green for better public health and for our ecological security." - Cecília Cardozo, Environment and Tourism spokesperson |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: The decision on renewable energy sources is left up to local governments.
Current: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Proposed: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Current: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Proposed: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Current: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Proposed: Only one car allowed per household, people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives on cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Current: Public transport is fully subsidised for people with low-income, with the remainder "user-pays".
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:08:53, December 09, 2016 CET | From | Partido Verde e Liberal | To | Debating the Comprehensive Pollution Reduction Bill |
| Message | Article 2 and 3 is very radical and that´s a reason why we vote against this bill. |
| Date | 13:03:13, December 09, 2016 CET | From | Ação Progressiva | To | Debating the Comprehensive Pollution Reduction Bill |
| Message | Firstly, how on earth can a party claiming to be green vote against environmentalist legislation? The PVL aren't green at all - they should be called the chameleon party - which we will refer to them from now on! Article 2 is not radical in any way, it is a common sense approach. Indeed, our proposal in Article 2 is the legislation adopted by the majority of countries on this planet. It is mainstream, not radical. As for Article 3, if telling families they have to SHARE one vehicle is deemed radical because we want to reduce emissions and ensure our ecological security then we find that very concerning. The PVL's priority may be retaining capitalism on steroids but we wont have an economy if our eco-system dies. - Mário Magalhães, Co-Leader OOC: Click "Government regulation of pollution in industry." and see. |
| Date | 16:41:31, December 09, 2016 CET | From | Partido Liberal | To | Debating the Comprehensive Pollution Reduction Bill |
| Message | Just to remember the Partido Verde e Liberal, that going green is an issue. That certainly is radical (both articles 2 and 3) - but, we have just one planet by now... Maybe another one will be available to live in a couple of thousands of years from now. We must protect our home... Abdul Massia Menezes, Minister of Environment. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 35 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 90 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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