BGA/1/15
Sponsored by Madeline Carrico, Kiara Gamarra, Ella Hall, Annabelle Downen of Franklin High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of United States of America.
This legislation was filed in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | Concerned that the United States is currently responsible for the second most CO2 admission in |
| 2 | the entire world, |
| 3 | |
| 4 | Aware that Residential energy use accounts for roughly 20% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions |
| 5 | in the United States, |
| 6 | |
| 7 | Bearing in mind that the carbon footprint of rooftop solar panels is roughly 12 times less than |
| 8 | natural gas and 20 times less than coal, in terms of CO2 emissions per kWh of electricity |
| 9 | generated, |
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| 11 | Viewing with appreciation that solar energy has an important role in reducing greenhouse gas |
| 12 | emissions and mitigating climate change, |
| 13 | |
| 14 | Keeping in mind that the average American pays 1.11% in property taxes, |
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| 16 | Taking into account that it takes 17-21 solar panels to power an entire house, |
| 17 | |
| 18 | Aware that the average house uses 29,130 watts (W) of energy per day, |
| 19 | |
| 20 | Recognizing, a typical residential solar panel system can offset 3 to 4 tons of carbon emissions per |
| 21 | year, |
| 22 | |
| 23 | Alert to the fact that Solar energy production reduces harmful air pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide |
| 24 | (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). It's estimated that solar power prevented 13,000 premature |
| 25 | deaths in the U.S. from 2007 to 2015, |
| 26 | |
| 27 | Affirming that Job growth in the solar industry is expected to continue, providing economic |
| 28 | benefits solar installer jobs are expected to grow by 51% from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the |
| 29 | average for all occupations, |
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| 31 | Mindful that Solar panels can last 25-30 years or more, making them a long-term sustainable |
| 32 | energy source (U.S. Department of Energy), |
| 33 | |
| 34 | Having examined that the residential solar sector alone reduces carbon emissions by 17.2 million |
| 35 | metric tons per year in the U.S., |
| 36 | |
| 37 | Taking into consideration that the average solar panel is able to output between 370 and 400 |
| 38 | watts of power per day, |
| 39 | |
| 40 | Noting further that the currently recognized forms of solar energy come from Polycrystalline, |
| 41 | Monocrystalline, or thin film solar panels, |
| 42 | |
| 43 | Recognizing that there have been previous UN attempts to reduce the effects of carbon emissions, |
| 44 | Regretting that these attempts have continued to be unsuccessful including the 2019 UN Climate |
| 45 | conference and attempts to increase the supporting countries of the Paris agreement on climate |
| 46 | change, |
| 47 | |
| 48 | The General Assembly Hereby: |
| 49 | Call upon the United Nations to sponsor a line of continuous cash flow to the United States which |
| 50 | will be used to write off a percentage of property taxes to incentivize Americans for using solar |
| 51 | power; |
| 52 | |
| 53 | Adds that only Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline, and thin film solar panels will be recognized for this |
| 54 | project; |
| 55 | |
| 56 | Considers that this financial aid will be reliant on the change in CO2 admissions; |
| 57 | Recommends that a 7% property tax write off be available to Americans who choose to partially |
| 58 | power their homes with solar power; |
| 59 | |
| 60 | Notes that over 10% of the residence must be powered by solar energy to receive this tax |
| 61 | deduction; |
| 62 | |
| 63 | Declares that to receive this tax deduction Americans must submit all tax forms in accordance to |
| 64 | the current U.S. law; |
| 65 | |
| 66 | Decides that a legal power usage statement must be submitted on completion of the tax deduction |
| 67 | documents; |
| 68 | |
| 69 | Urges other countries with statistically high CO2 emissions to consider adopting a similar course of |
| 70 | action in their own state; |
| 71 | |
| 72 | Seeks to reduce overall carbon emissions in the United States to lessen the environmental impacts |
| 73 | caused by American CO2 usage; |
| 74 | |
| 75 | Designates this act to take place on January 1st of 2025; |
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| 77 | Trusts that the UN will recognize the urgency of the issue and the effects it will have on our world. |
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