For the purposes of this debate, a “planetary parliament” is a parliament consisting of Earth’s living and nonliving constituents. Ideally, half of the members of this parliament would comprise of a diverse set of experts representing humanity's diverse interests, while the other half would be experts nominated by environmental groups to legislate on behalf of nonhumans, such as animals, plants, and nonliving entities (e.g., atmosphere, lithosphere, etc.), among others.