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-CP Body |
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-A. Counterplan text: aff actor ought to |
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-1) prohibit the production of nuclear power by ending all production and shutting down all existing plants. |
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-2) Use current subsidies and funding for nuclear to develop renewable energy |
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-3) Implement a carbon tax starting at $25 per metric ton |
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-Greenpeace 15 is the solvency advocate |
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-Greenpeace has always…the coming years. |
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-And the greenpeace plan also includes a carbon tax – we need to hold fossil fuels accountable. McKibben (MCKIBBEN, KLEIN, GREENPEACE CALL FOR GLOBAL CARBON TAX NOW Blog Entry by RP Siegel in Corporate Social Responsibility Thursday, December 17, 2015 - 2:30pm, http://www.justmeans.com/blogs/mckibben-klein-greepeace-call-for-global-carbon-tax-now) |
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-(3BL Media/Justmeans) - While there can …product is causing." |
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-Even in the worst scenarios, a carbon tax would be a major driver of clean tech and shrink the fossil fuel industry. Kaufman |
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-Both cap-and-trade programs…the United States. |
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-B. Competition - Competes a) via mutual exclusivity – The aff phases it out whereas we end it now which are functionally different advocacies, and b) via net benefits |
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-C. Solvency – |
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-No econ DA to the CP – renewables are already far cheaper than alternatives - Amin (Adnan Z. Amin, IRENA Director-General, "The Falling Costs of Renewable Energy: No More Excuses", 11/30/2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adnan-z-amin/post_10557_b_8600240.html) |
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-Historically, cost was…to delay action. |
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-The fossil fuel industry is already falling apart. Only way to ensure smooth transition away is with the tax. Morris |
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-Both as a…it a closer look. |