THBT protecting the enviorment is more important than developing the economy

Case & Rebuttals:1.Health for People all over the world2.The need to save resources for the future- Both Pro’s contentions have to do with the fact that developing the Economy at the expense of preserving the Environment leads to bad consequences, which I don’t particularly disagree with. However, this has little to nothing to do with the resolution at hand, for we are arguing about whether or not the preservation of the Environment is more important than developing the Economy. Clearly, both are important, for both have significant worth & impact on the betterment of our lives. However, is one more important than the other? Not necessarily. For instance, preserving the Environment should lead us to stop manufacturing paper, which is a huge detriment to world’s Economy [1], even to the Human Civilisation at large ; in this particular instance, developing the Economy, & thus preserving the Human Civilisation, is far more important than preserving the Environment. Nevertheless, that does not prevent us from doing whatever necessary to minimise the environmental impact of the paper industry (such as through bleaching & recycling [2]).- Also, both Pro’s contentions can be refuted by arguing that environmental friendly solutions exist in the form of renewable energy:1. It will improve air & water quality [3], significantly lessen water withdrawals & consumption [4], almost completely reduce carbon dioxide emissions [5], & it may also reduce healthcare cost [6]. 2. It is essentially an unlimited source of energy. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimated in a 2012 report (U.S. Renewable Energy Technical Potentials [7]) that the Electricity Generation Potential from renewable resources, while accounting for the technological & environmental constraints, amounts to ~482 Tw/h, 118 times the current Electricity Use. - Furthermore, these environmental friendly solutions contribute also as much to the development of Economy:1. It will general immense capital for local communities in all regions, not just those with fuel or coal reserves [8].2. It will create three times more jobs thats what fossil fuel can achieve [9].(. . .etc).A point that opposition must explain is "Why is the high unemployment rates or the amount of jobs available in the country is more important than the health of all citizens around the world?”- As I just established above, both are important, & there is a practical solution to satisfy both requirements. Thus Con’s contention here is refuted. Also, I believe that opp must point out the fact that environment protection allows no room for economic development, because country"s can use renewable forms of energy to improve the economy.- Pro here seems to contradict himself, at one point he claims that environment protection & economic development are mutually exclusive, & next he admits that there is a solution that fulfils both environment protection & economic development, which makes them not mutually exclusive!Conclusion:- Pro’s contentions about Health & the Future are not sufficient either, for both can be maintained while improving the Economy as well, namely by using renewable resources.- Pro has failed thus to establish the affirmation of his resolution, as he did not give any reason to believe why the protection of Environment is more important than the development of the Economy. Pro only argued that some forms of developing the Economy at the expanse of protecting the Environment can be detriment to human society, which is not sufficient reason to believe the former is more important than the latter, for, as I showed, there are other instances where the opposite is true.- Pro has also forfeited two rounds of the debate, while not carrying his BOP, thus he loses the debate, & I win.=> Vote Con.Sources:[1] http://en.wikipedia.org...[2] http://en.wikipedia.org...[3] http://www.ucsusa.org...[4] http://www.nrel.gov...[5] http://srren.ipcc-wg3.de... (pages 169 -170)[6] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...[7] http://www.nrel.gov...[8] http://www.ucsusa.org...[9] http://www.ucsusa.org...