Post by Wischland on Feb 24, 2022 11:31:51 GMT -5
Repeal: “Active Reduction Of Space Debris”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
Category: Repeal
Resolution: GA#595
Proposed by: Fhaengshia
General Assembly Resolution #595 “Active Reduction of Space Debris” (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: Manufacturing) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The General Assembly,
Appreciating the intent of GAR#595: “Active Reduction of Space Debris” to improve the under-heard environment of space and orbital habitats;
Believing, however, loopholes and other flaws in this legislation render it unworkable;
Acknowledging that although GAR#349 “To Prevent Dangerous Debris” requires that all space-launched objects de-orbit in a fashion, GAR#595 requires stronger incentivization for the overly-well defined platforms it directs member states to construct and utilize, as the unclear and unfortunate wording fails to specify an active requirement for the deployment of space debris de-orbiting platforms,
Additionally finding that the requirement for any affected space debris to be of a sufficient size that the effort would not be "wasteful" in de-orbiting could likewise enable member states to selectively define wasteful to an otherwise unreasonable level, thus enabling member states to also skirt responsibility in this regard,
Identifying that the narrowness of clause 3 is burdensome and restrictive to different member states as although it describes in great detail methods to be used, it however fails to sufficiently qualify when member states with more advanced technology are able to introduce their more efficient developments for space debris removal, and more-so that lesser-developed nations would be prevented from using the technology available to them to comply with the resolution, having yet to acquire the more advanced methods,
Finding that the environmental protections of atmospheric worlds from the effects of space debris burn-up in clause 2 to be sadly insufficient, particularly because the requirement that space debris must be de-orbited within 5 years of becoming debris has potentially disastrous consequences, requiring immediate de-orbit of such an astronomical volume as to detrimentally affect delicate atmospheric balances,
Lastly alarmed that clause 2 additionally could allow for more efficient methods to circumvent such environmental protections, thereby damaging the intentions of this resolution,
Now, hereby, the World Assembly repeals GAR#595 “Active Reduction Of Space Debris”.
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