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Developed Countries have a moral obligation to mitigate the effects of climate change

Thanks for debating. I will first refute my opponents arguments and strengthen our own. Their first contention was that other individuals and organizations can helo They stated how Gas comapnies will lose their industries. My response is 1. Are you going to let the climate go on how it is going and have a 1.9 trillion dollar cost of global warming in the next century. This completly outweighs their gas companies going out of buisness 2. the renewable industries created 35 M jobs in 2011- UN 3. If we cut funding into oil, then terrorists will lose money and stop killing innocent lives. I value lives greatly over money, Judge Their second contention was that developed countries shouldn't be the only ones mitigating. My response is 1. The topic doesn't limit developing countries, which i believe you are refering to. They can mitigate, but developed countries have the obligation as they created this mess. 2. Also, developed countries emmitted a lot of C02 into the atmosphere during their industrial revolution. Now the developing countries are going through their's and since the developed countries have emmitted so much, they have the moral obligation. Now they refuted my case They said to my terrorism subpoint that oil comapnies will lose their induestries and that green energy is not linked. My responses are 1. Are you going to let the climate go on how it is going and have a 1.9 trillion dollar cost of global warming in the next century. This completly outweighs their gas companies going out of buisness 2. the renewable industries created 35 M jobs in 2011- UN 3. If we cut funding into oil, then terrorists will lose money and stop killing innocent lives. I value lives greatly over money, Judge They said against my moral obligation impact that developing nations should do this too My response is 1. The topic doesn't limit developing countries, which i believe you are refering to. They can mitigate, but developed countries have the obligation as they created this mess. 2. Also, developed countries emmitted a lot of C02 into the atmosphere during their industrial revolution. Now the developing countries are going through their's and since the developed countries have emmitted so much, they have the moral obligation. They said that someone should not clean someone else's mess My response is 1. The topic doesn't limit developing countries, which i believe you are refering to. They can mitigate, but developed countries have the obligation as they created this mess. 2. Also, developed countries emmitted a lot of C02 into the atmosphere during their industrial revolution. Now the developing countries are going through their's and since the developed countries have emmitted so much, they have the moral obligation. 3. This has nothing to do with the contention at hand. They said to my moral obligation and mess argument that developed nations shouldn't clean up someone else's mess My response is 1. The topic doesn't limit developing countries, which i believe you are refering to. They can mitigate, but developed countries have the obligation as they created this mess. 2. Also, developed countries emmitted a lot of C02 into the atmosphere during their industrial revolution. Now the developing countries are going through their's and since the developed countries have emmitted so much, they have the moral obligation. Thus as you can see, we are saving many lives with vaccines, controlling the enviorment, and through terrorism. Thanks for debating, opponent and thanks for Judging this round, Judge/Judges