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Honerable UN members and delegates:

I propose we research *Advanced Energy sources in order to have balance of powers with in many of our nations who lack economic power tue to an enverionmentaly friendly agenda.

Here is the Idea:

PHASE 1: All UN nations must create *Advanced Energy research programs this programs must be funded with at least 3% of their budget.

PHASE 2: All research centers must share this information and their findings with one another, they must be autonomous from the governments.

The *Advanced energy research must replace:
a. Fossil Fuels
b. Mining

The new Energy must NOT Harm the following (but not limited to):
1. Humans.
2. Animals.
3. Plants.
4. Water.
5. Air.
6. Environment

Requirements for aproval:
1. Must be cheaper to produce than current energy.
2. Must have 2 times MORE the amount of current power.
3. Must be easy to obtain.
4. Must be easy to distribute.
5. Must be easy to Generate.
6. Should be cost- effective
7. Must be Safe

Once the Standard Alternative source of energy are found there will be a period of transition where each nation will reduce the amount of fossil fuels and mining industries and increase their use of *advanced energy.

Posible Outcomes during research and Transition Phases:

Negative:
1. Strikes
2. Poverty
3. Decrease in Economic power
4. Wars

Positive:
1. Cleaner Environment
2. Better Health for all citizens
3. Cheaper Power consumption.
4. Increase wealth.
5. Faster Industreal Expansion with less polution generated
6. Increase in Hi Tech Business.
7. *Advanced Mothods of transportation
8. Free energy to low class citizens.

To all nations interested please Endorse (sorry for the spelling)
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* advanced(a): comparatively late in a course of development; "the illness had reached an advanced stage"; "an advanced state of exhaustion"
* ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"
* at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill; "an advanced degree"; "an advanced text in physics"; "special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University"
* ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system"
* far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90"
* (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry; "advanced societies"; "an advanced country technologically"

We find this proposal too similar to Alternative Fuels (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=7029854&postcount=4) to be much use. And using the word 'advanced' probably isn't best for an organisation this diverse.

Rose,
Acting Senior UN representative,
The Black New World,
Delegate to The Order of The Valiant States
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I would just like to say something prior to replying. I'm very into the environment and new energy sources. I voted for the Fossil Fuel Reduction Act and am glad of it. I am therefore, rather green-minded (except for my support for nuclear power).

Yet I do not believe this resolution meets the necessary standards for proposal nor meets the preconditions of reason for it to be debated and implemented.

PHASE 1: All UN nations must create Advanced Energy research programs this programs must be funded with at least 3% of their budget.

PHASE 2: All research centers must share this information and their findings with one another, they must be autonomous from the governments.

For the first point, may I just say that 3% is a lot of money and in budgetary terms is even more so. I do not think it is realistic to demand of all nations an Advanced Energy Research programme using 3% of the budget, as this takes away monies from other vital (more so one could say) initiatives and priorities. Equally, the research centres, if autonomous only from government, could be manipulated by vested interests into conclusions that are fundamentally flawed and incorrect (i.e. Burning paper's the best method after all!).

The Advanced energy research must replace:
a. Fossil Fuels
b. Mining

Firstly, this does not take into account that many energies are derived from Fossil Fuels that can be clean (i.e. 'green coal' cleaned of most of its dust and sulpher). Secondly, what does mining have to do with Energy Research? If anything, new technologies might require new materials that would have to be mined, thus ironically contradicitng this resolution.

The new Energy must NOT Harm the following (but not limited to):
1. Humans.
2. Animals.
3. Plants.
4. Water.
5. Air.
6. Environment

That's just about everything, how are we going to think of an energy production method that doesn't in some way have a negative effect, which all energy production methods have, regardless of type or origin or method of energy production.

Requirements for aproval:
1. Must be cheaper to produce than current energy.
2. Must have 2 times MORE the amount of current power.
3. Must be easy to obtain.
4. Must be easy to distribute.
5. Must be easy to Generate.
6. Should be cost- effective
7. Must be Safe

Define Safe, first of all. Then explain how all these categories put together will not destroy any chances of coming up with a new energy production method, given their complexity and stringency.

Negative:
1. Strikes
2. Poverty
3. Decrease in Economic power
4. Wars

Positive:
1. Cleaner Environment
2. Better Health for all citizens
3. Cheaper Power consumption.
4. Increase wealth.
5. Faster Industreal Expansion with less polution generated
6. Increase in Hi Tech Business.
7. Advanced Mothods of transportation
8. Free energy to low class citizens.

The positives are dubious in some respects: How increased wealth? How faster industrial expansion (surely it will be the opposite)? How increase in High Tech Business? How Advanced Methods of Transport? How free energy? Free energy is impossible, charges are an inevitable part of the process and you will have to raise charges otherwise you will probably be left with no energy (in more ways than one).

Our environment deserves better than this. Thus I oppose.

May the blessings of our otters be upon you.

Leonard Otterby
Ambassador for the Republic of Compadria to the U.N.

(OOC: This proposal, like several other environmental resolutions that have already been passed, ignores the fact that some of the NSUN's members possess levels of technology differing from our own 'real-world' one.)

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