3rd CON summit

The 3rd CON summit was held on October 6-8, 2017 in Sangkhat, Vandaysia.

It was the third summit of Commonwealth of Official Nations. The summit involves several announcements, votes and topics to discuss about.

Host selection
Host selection began after Commonwealth of Official Nations announced that 3rd CON summit would happen in October 2017. Every Full-Member in the Commonwealth had an opportunity to send a bid for hosting the summit. Two member states, Vandaysia and Monteregis, were interested to host, so they sent their bids.

Vandaysia chose the capital city of the country, Sangkhat, as the candidate city for hosting the summit. The venue for the summit would be Sangkhat International Conference Centre. Monteregis on the other hand had chosen the largest city of the country, Havenecht as the candidate city. The candidate venue for Monteregis' bid was Havenecht Convention Centre, Monteregis has later withdrawn from the selection making Sangkhat the winner.

Participants
The current Leader Council of Commonwealth of Official Nations was invited to the summit.

Suffrage for all members
We, the Congress of Great Lakes, want to propose to dissolve the current member rank system of CON. The current system has proven to be useless. We are suggesting to have two options: 1. Unite all the current member ranks into a one single member rank. 2. Update the current rank system: Unite Full-Members and Co-members into members, observers and trade partners into observers.

CON International Bank Reform/Creation
Creation of CON Central Bank for managing membership fees, funding of CON programs and usage for emergencies.

New flag
CON should have a new flag that is different from its seal/emblem.

New member type: Strategic Allies
We should create agreements with small, low protected countries, especially in strategically important areas. CON will guarantee their independence in exchange for military access and permission for creating military bases, airfields, army ports.

Full membership for Holfan
Are you ok with Hoflan becoming a Full-Member?

Funding of research and strategies to fight climate change and greenhouse gases

 * Opening statement:Though there are a lot of topics that climate change encompasses, there is an imminent need to focus on greenhouse gas emissions and how to reduce them. Virtually all the increase in greenhouse gas emissions recently has been due to human activity, and over the past century, the earth has seen a 0.8 degrees increase. This is obviously extremely detrimental to the Earth, and, while it is not affecting us too much, it can and will impact the following generations enormously. We must find a way to stop or at least prevent more emissions each year, and one such way is through the implementation of sustainable development, which delegation of Monteregis is confident that we can successfully find a plan to utilise it to the most of its potential.
 * Research: Over the past few decades, global warming has been a topic of growing interest throughout the world. This phenomenon can be attributed largely to greenhouse gases, which are a group of atmospheric trace gases that are produced mainly from human activity. Some of the most commonly known greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides, and chlorofluorocarbons (or CFCs). These gases have over time become trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere, which ultimately creates a “greenhouse effect” where heat generated from human activities is trapped in the atmosphere as more heat from outside the atmosphere comes in. This is clearly a problem that must be dealt with imminently by decreasing human-made greenhouse gas emissions. Global warming in Portugal is an increasingly important issue, as the country has seen a 15% increase in total greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2012, with energy and industrial process emissions being responsible for 77% of its emissions. Many think that Monteregis is one of most vulnerable countries in terms of global warming on the Atlantic coast of North America.
 * In the past, Monteregis has made considerable efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and introduce renewable energy sources into the country. One major program that the country created was the National Adaptation Strategy, or ENAAC, in 2010, which was revised in 2015. The energy sector of ENAAC, which identified and found solutions for vulnerabilities within the sector. Some measures taken include vulnerability analysis, stress testing for vulnerable infrastructure, as well as technological diversification and geographical distribution of a company’s assets. Additionally, Monteregis ran entirely on renewable energy for four days in 2016, and a recent report shows that the country is only one of three in North America that has met its 2030 goal in greenhouse gas emissions. This shows that Monteregis is making significant strides in progress on renewable energy, which can be partly attributed to ENAAC.
 * Potential solutions: As climate change and the emission of greenhouse gases becomes an issue of greater importance, something must be done in order to combat it. In order to keep the global temperature increase under 2ºC, countries should take up sustainable development as a way to reduce their carbon footprint. Goals and requirements for each country should be different, thus creating a flexible and personalizable solution that works on an “each according to their ability” basis. Additionally, if each country’s goals are personalized, then the goals will be much more attainable. Such goals can include capping the amount of greenhouse gas emissions by a certain date or developing programs like Portugal’s ENAAC that focus on fighting climate change.

CON is seeking for new members
In case there are interested nations, that wants to be a part of the Commonwealth of Official Nations, you may know show your interest to us. Send your interest to the comment section of the main page of CON or to the comment section down below. If you are applying to be a full member that does not mean you will end up as a full member. You can not accept other types of memberships if they do not satisfy you. Good luck!