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= Mexico Renewable Aff =

Contention One: Inherency
**No energy agenda, no binational grid, no renewables** The sector with perhaps the greatest potential remains energy, especially power generation. Renewable AND regime for both countries and direct negotiations between subnational governments across the border.
 * Bonner et al 10** – Former Commissioner of U.S. customs and Border Protection, Former Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (Robert C.,"Managing the United States-Mexico Border: Cooperative Solutions to Common Challenges", 1/14/10; < http://www.pacificcouncil.org/document.doc?id=31>)//Beddow

Latin America is a vital market for renewable energy production, but it~’s lagging behind now – cooperation and investment from the US is key.
Latin America and the Caribbean are failing to attract private capital to clean energy projects AND Climatescope, to be formally launched at Rio+20 on 19 June.
 * O’Toole 12** ­– teacher of Latin American Politivs at the region of Queen Mary, University of London, former visiting postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for the Study of the Americas, subeditor of the Observer, contributor to Reuters, Al Jazeera, and the Guardian (Gavin, "Red light for green energy in Latin America and the Caribbean", 6/8/12; < http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/jun/08/green-energy-latin-america-caribbean)//Beddow

=Advantage one – relations=

Energy cooperation is key to a SUSTAINABLE partnership – boosts regional economy, solves Mexican violence and reverses Latin anti-US sentiment
Reyes 13 – JD, member of the USA Today Board of Contributors (Raul, April, "Opinion: President Obama has the chance to improve US/Mexico relations," http://nbclatino.com/2013/04/29/opinion-president-obama-has-the-chance-to-improve-usmexico-relations/)//BB Obama will arrive in Mexico with good and bad news. On the positive side AND foreign policy with Mexico based on its potential, not on its problems.

Thinking BEYOND security is key – energy cooperation overcomes alternate impediments and creates a resilient partnership
Miller and DeLeon 9 - *Stephanie, consultant on U.S.-Latin America relations and was formerly the Research Associate for the Americas Project on the National Security Team. Born in Venezuela with family from Colombia, Miller earned her degree from Duke University in International Comparative Studies with a focus on Latin America. She currently lives in Bogotá, Colombia, **Rudy, Senior Vice President of National Security and International Policy at American Progress ("Transcending the Rio Grande," http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/04/pdf/mexico.pdf)//BB The U.S.-Mexico relationship is ready for renewed collaboration on a range AND of the United States~’ most important and strategic allies in ¶ the hemisphere.

SEQUENCING is vital – CLIMATE cooperation FIRST spills over to the rest of relations
Donnelly 10 – Program Associate, Mexico Institute @ Wilson Center (Robert, "U.S.-Mexico Cooperation on Renewable Energy: Building a Green Agenda," http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/us-mexico-cooperation-renewable-energy-building-green-agenda)//BB Discussant Johanna Mendelson Forman stressed the linkages connecting climate change, energy, and economic AND S. companies suffer from a lack of adequate export-import financing.

Only Obama solves – reverses Anti-US sentiment throughout Latin America
Valencia 13 - New York-based political analyst and is a contributing writer for Global Voices Online (Robert, "U.S. and Latin America: Economic Cooperation without Militarization?," http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2013/05/20/us-and-latin-america-economic-cooperation-without-militarization)//BB In May, President Barack Obama visited Mexico and Costa Rica and vowed to strengthen AND Latin American countries will forge ahead with economic and security integration amongst themselves.

US-Mexico climate cooperation prevents Latin skirmishes from escalating to war
Barry 13 – senior policy analyst at the Center for International Policy, where he directs the TransBorder project, he specializes in immigration policy, homeland security, border security and the outsourcing of national security, has authored or co-authored more than twenty books on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, food aid, the United Nations, free trade and U.S. foreign policy (Tom, "Changing Perspectives on US-Mexico Relations," http://truth-out.org/news/item/16221-changing-perspectives-on-us-mexico-relations)//BB It~’s unfortunate that the two presidents chose to hold their May 2-3 summit AND and part of the larger North American community with shared interests and responsibilities.

Latin American wars go global
Rochin 94 – Professor of Political Science (James, Professor of Political Science at Okanagan University College, Discovering the Americas: the evolution of Canadian foreign policy towards Latin America, pp. 130-131)//BB While there were economic motivations for Canadian policy in Central America, security considerations were AND, such as Contadora, as will be discussed in the next chapter.

Relations solve border terrorism and drug networks
Storrs 6 (K. Larry Storrs, Specialist in Latin American Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division of CRS, 1/18/2006 "Mexico~’s Importance and Multiple Relationships with the United States", [])//JG Sharing a 2,000-mile border and extensive interconnections through the Gulf of AND, and border, terrorism,¶ health, environment, and energy issues.

The impact is an attack on US soil
McCaul 12 – JD @ St. Mary~’s, former federal prosecutor (Michael, "A LINE IN THE SAND: COUNTERING CRIME, VIOLENCE AND TERROR AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER," UNITED STATES HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, Lexis)//BB Terrorism remains a serious threat to the security of the United States. The Congressional AND on U.S. soil ¶ into a weapon of mass destruction.

Nuclear war
Ayson 10 - Professor of Strategic Studies and Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand at the Victoria University of Wellington (Robert, "After a Terrorist Nuclear Attack: Envisaging Catalytic Effects," Studies in Conflict %26 Terrorism, 33.7, InformaWorld)//BB But these two nuclear worlds—a non-state actor nuclear attack and a AND be admitted that any preemption would probably still meet with a devastating response.

Global warming is real and human induced – top climate scientists agree
Anderegg et al 10 – PhD Candidate @ Stanford in Biology (William, "Expert credibility in climate change," National Academy of Sciences, p. 12107-12109)//BB Preliminary reviews of scientific literature and surveys of cli- mate scientists indicate striking agreement AND discussions in media, policy, and public forums regarding anthropogenic climate change.

Action now averts extinction
Morgan 9 – professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Dennis Ray, "World on Fire: Two Scenarios of the Destruction of Human Civilization and the Possible Extinction of the Human Race", 2009)//Beddow As horrifying as the scenario of human extinction by sudden, fast-burning nuclear AND to a fundamentally different premise regarding the relationship between industrial civilization and nature.

Warming is an existential risk – quickening reductions is key to avoiding extinction
Mazo 10 – PhD in Paleoclimatology from UCLA (Jeffrey Mazo, Managing Editor, Survival and Research Fellow for Environmental Security and Science Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, 3-2010, "Climate Conflict: How global warming threatens security and what to do about it," pg. 122)//BB The best estimates for global warming to the end of the century range from 2 AND adaptation to these extremes would mean profound social, cultural and political changes.

Technical assistance for renewables significantly reduces greenhouse gases
COCEF 12 - La Comisión de Cooperación Ecológica Fronteriza ("Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Transportation: Project Opportunities in the U.S. – Mexico Border Region," http://www.cocef.org/Eng/VLibrary/Publications/SpecialReports/BECC%20WP%20%20Nov%202011%20index.pdf)//BB This white paper describes the current deficit in the U.S.-Mexico border AND and the funds will need a highly ¶ capacitated and experienced program manager.

Mexico is key:

First – production – they have ENORMOUS renewable energy potential
Wood 10 – PhD in Political Studies @ Queen~’s, Professor @ ITAM in Mexico City (Duncan, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, http://www.statealliancepartnership.org/resources_files/USMexico_Cooperation_Renewable_Energies.pdf)//BB The North American context¶ The North American economic region is experiencing an impact from AND economic and financial incentives for public or private sector¶ development of renewable resources

Second – technology transfer – Mexico will spread the green tech globally
ENS 12 – Environmental News Service ("U.S., Canada, Mexico Vow ~’Continental~’ Energy Grid," http://www.reepedia.com/archives/4568)//BB The leaders of the United States, Mexico, and Canada today pledged to develop AND, including electricity generation and interconnection and welcome increasing North American energy trade."

Third – international cooperation – Mexican leadership leads to GLOBAL climate agreements
O’Neill 13 – PhD in Government @ Harvard, senior fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan foreign-policy think tank and membership organization (Shannon, "Mexico Makes It: A Transformed Society, Economy, and Government," Foreign Affairs, 92.2)//BB If Mexico addresses these challenges, it will emerge as a powerful player on the AND institutions and help construct new international financial, trade, and climatechange accords.

=Solvency=

BECC solves greenhouse gas reduction
COCEF 12 - La Comisión de Cooperación Ecológica Fronteriza ("Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Transportation: Project Opportunities in the U.S. – Mexico Border Region," http://www.cocef.org/Eng/VLibrary/Publications/SpecialReports/BECC%20WP%20%20Nov%202011%20index.pdf)//BB Much of the municipal GHG/climate change activity for both sides of the border AND that the BECC is a solid logical candidate for this type of role.

US financing and expertise is key
Wood 10 – PhD in Political Studies @ Queen~’s, Professor @ ITAM in Mexico City (Duncan, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, http://www.statealliancepartnership.org/resources_files/USMexico_Cooperation_Renewable_Energies.pdf)//BB Over the last 15 years, contributions by United States government agencies to the development AND sector as it is currently¶ comparatively stagnated due to lack of funds.

Expanded binational cooperation is key
Wood 10 – PhD in Political Studies @ Queen~’s, Professor @ ITAM in Mexico City (Duncan, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, http://www.statealliancepartnership.org/resources_files/USMexico_Cooperation_Renewable_Energies.pdf)//BB However, much greater economic potential exists in exporting the electricity across the border to AND export will necessitate significant investment, as well as cross-border cooperation.

Mexico supports investment
World Energy 8 (Allan T. Marks, "Mexico Offers Diverse Opportunities for Investment in Renewable Energy", http://sitemaker.umich.edu/ipe2012/files/0208_mexico_offers_diverse_opportunities_world_energy.pdf)//lm Investors seeking opportunities in renewable energy¶ outside the United States should consider our¶ AND government¶ to look favorably on foreign investment in renewable¶ energy projects.

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