Topics for IDEA/XISU 2006
 
 

Round One:

Consumerism degrades the quality of life.

Round Two:

China should substantially reduce the usage of privately owned automobiles.

Round Three:

The United States should adopt the Kyoto Protocols.

Round four:

The dangers of genetically modified foods outweigh their benefits.

Round five:

China should be more concerned with the stomachs of its people than the lungs of its neighbors.

Round six:

When saving the environment, individual action should be valued over governmental action.

Quarter Final Round:

When enforcing environmental treaties, China and India should be treated as developed countries.

Semi Final Round:

The United States has lost its ability to serve as a model of environmental protection.

Final Round (open division):

The United States does more damage to the environment than China does.

Final Round (Non-native English Speakers):

To attack poverty we must attack the environment.