Debate Topics

We have provided an extensive list of debate topics to get you started. Motions always start with ‘This house…’ which really just means ‘We, the team who are speaking…’ Motions are tagged to give an idea of what levels they are best for. Look out for our ‘Debate Hub favourite’ tag!

This House would stop funding space exploration

This House Believes that environmental policy should be decided by unelected scientific experts selected by their peers

This house prefers to live in the city, rather than the countryside

This house believes that the environmental movement should advocate for geo-engineering as a mechanism for addressing climate change as opposed to attempts to lower global CO2 emissions (e.g. reduction of fossil fuel usage)

This house would impose lighter carbon emissions targets on developing countries

This house would ban cars in cities

This house regrets the narrative of individual climate responsibility

This house prefers environmental movements that heavily prioritise local agendas over global ones

This house believes we owe a greater moral duty to future generations than to the present

This house supports ‘eco-vandalism’