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=Green Finance Aff=

The Paris summit set lofty goals to resolve climate change, but green finance is key to meet them
Hart, et al., ’16 (Melanie, Senior Fellow and Director of China Policy at the Center for American Progress, Pete Ogden, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, and Kelly Sims Gallagher, professor of energy and environmental policy at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, “Green Finance: The Next Frontier for U.S.-China Climate Cooperation,”6/13, https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/report/2016/06/13/139276/green-finance-the-next-frontier-for-u-s-china-climate-cooperation/, bgm)

In the post-Paris era, the United States and China …at home and brown investments abroad.

US can’t solve global warming alone-needs help from China since it is top contributor of emissions.
Pilar 16 (Paul R. Pilar has been in the CIA for 28 years and was one of the agency’s top analysts. https://consortiumnews.com/2016/04/02/will-china-take-lead-on-global-warming/ ) A common argument made by some of those opposed to the United States reducing its greenhouse gas …with an atmospheric result that continues to make the planet less habitable.

Global Warming has been proven, and it could cause extinction.
Flournoy 12, He talks about the work from Dr. Feng Hsu. Hsu is a NASA scientist, Formerly an engineering researcher at world renowned [|Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)], Dept. of Advanced Technology, he has worked extensively on reliability, Probabilistic Risk Assessment. Feng is now a leading NASA engineer working on frontier space missions at NASA GSFC, and he has over 70 publications, including Journal articles, NUREG/CRs, BNL and NASA technical reports as documented for US NRC, US DOE, US FAA, and NASA etc. Feng earned his Ph.D. in Engineering Science from the University of Texas. (Don, “Solar Power Satellites”) book, pg. 10-11.GHS-ER In the Online Journal of Space Communication…a risk that is simply too high for us to take any chances” (Hsu 2010).

And air pollution independently kills millions in China each year
Levin 15 (Dan, “Study Links Polluted Air in China to 1.6 Million Deaths a Year,” August 13 2015) http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/14/world/asia/study-links-polluted-air-in-china-to-1-6-million-deaths-a-year.html?_r=0) PC

BEIJING — Outdoor air pollution contributes to the deaths of an …You’re going to also have to clean up the entire industrial region 200 miles away.”

There’s still time to solve climate change, but finance for green tech is key
Beres, 15 ---Damon Beres is the senior tech editor for The Huffington Post. His work has appeared in Reader's Digest magazine, the New York Daily News, Esquire.com and other fine outlets. (12/14/15, Damon, “Can Tech Stop Climate Change? We Asked An Expert,” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tech-climate-change_us_566f2719e4b0fccee16f7215)

If you keep up with the news, …“There is a big message of optimism.”

Chinese leadership on climate change expands Beijing’s political influence and gives them credibility
Armstrong 15(Ian, Supervisor and Researcher at Wikistrat, Key impacts of China’s environmental leadership, http://globalriskinsights.com/2015/12/key-impacts-of-chinas-environmental-leadership/) In terms of carbon emissions, international influence, and symbolic importance… as the credibility gained from Beijing’s environmental recast will in part transfer to other debates.

Successful Chinese leadership at the G20 guarantees economic stability
Ocampo, 7/8 /16 (José Antonio, professor at Columbia University and Chair of the UN Economic and Social Council’s Committee for Development Policy, former Minister of Finance of Colombia and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, “Realizing the Potential of China’s G20 Presidency,” https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g20-summit-global-monetary-reform-by-jose-antonio-ocampo-2016-07, bgm)

In the run-up to this September’s G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, … For the sake of balanced growth in developed and developing countries alike, it must not be squandered.

Chinese soft power solves all global problems
Zhang, ’12 (Weiwei Zhang, is a Chinese professor of international relations at Fudan University, and a senior research fellow at the Chunqiu Institute a senior fellow at the Centre for Asian Studies, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, and a visiting professor at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations, “The rise of China's political soft power”, china.org.cn, September 4, 2012, http://www.china.org.cn/opinion/2012-09/04/content_26421330.htm)

As China plays an increasingly significant role in the world] …. it will continue to surprise the world.

Collapse of economic coordination makes a laundry list of impacts inevitable

 * __ Garten, 09 __** – professor at the Yale School of Management (Jeffrey, “The Dangers of Turning Inward”, 3/5, Wall Street Journal, http://www.business.illinois.edu/aguilera/Teaching/WSJ09_Dangers_of_Turning_Inward.pdf)

Yet if historians look back on today's severe downturn, with its crumbling markets… hundreds of millions of people who are now falling back into poverty?

The plan’s engagement on green finance solves climate change
Hart, et al., ’16 (Melanie, Senior Fellow and Director of China Policy at the Center for American Progress, Pete Ogden, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, and Kelly Sims Gallagher, professor of energy and environmental policy at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, “Green Finance: The Next Frontier for U.S.-China Climate Cooperation,”6/13, https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/report/2016/06/13/139276/green-finance-the-next-frontier-for-u-s-china-climate-cooperation/, bgm)

The United States and China have a near-term opportunity … constructive plank in the U.S.-China climate relationship.

Baseline levels of cooperation now trigger their disads, but engagement on green finance is key
Hart, et al., ’16 (Melanie, Senior Fellow and Director of China Policy at the Center for American Progress, Pete Ogden, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, and Kelly Sims Gallagher, professor of energy and environmental policy at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, “Green Finance: The Next Frontier for U.S.-China Climate Cooperation,”6/13, https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/report/2016/06/13/139276/green-finance-the-next-frontier-for-u-s-china-climate-cooperation/, bgm)

Despite the array of collaborative exchanges that are … some of which could provide new opportunities for U.S.-China cooperation.

China says yes – they need collaboration to invest
Lingling, 6/6 /16 (Wei, China correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, “China Seeks U.S. Investment in Green Projects,” http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-seeks-u-s-investment-in-green-projects-1465194173, bgm)

With progress slow toward a broad investment treaty with the U.S … bilateral assistance will be needed to meet those needs, he said.

Both sides say yes – past successes prove
Hart, et al., ’16 (Melanie, Senior Fellow and Director of China Policy at the Center for American Progress, Pete Ogden, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, and Kelly Sims Gallagher, professor of energy and environmental policy at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, “Green Finance: The Next Frontier for U.S.-China Climate Cooperation,”6/13, https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/report/2016/06/13/139276/green-finance-the-next-frontier-for-u-s-china-climate-cooperation/, bgm)

China already is one of the biggest providers of international energy …for developing countries while minimizing environmental, social, and climate risks.

=NEGATIVE= //**Read T QPQ/uncondo, Elections, TPP Ptx, Track 2,ANd Xi good/bad in 1nc. Have gone for T and elections, and Xi good.**// 

Clinton holds union members in key swing states --- the appearance of ANY WEAKNESS ON TRADE WITH CHINA means Trump steals the deciding voting block
Scheiber 1/29 (Noam Scheiber, 1-29-2016, "Unions Lean Democratic, but Donald Trump Gets Members’ Attention," New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/30/business/donald-trump-unions.html, Accessed 6/22/16, JH) WASHINGTON — Of all the voters who might be expected to resist the charms of Donald J. Trump …., Trump will take that issue and drive it and drive it and drive it.”

Trump victory risks extinction via climate change and global war
Nisbet 16 (Matthew, Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Affiliate Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University who studies the role of communication, media, and public opinion in debates over science, technology, and the environment, New Scientist, "Trump would deliver fatal blow to fight against climate change," 5/27/16 http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/commstudies/people/matthew-nisbet/#sthash.Zoq2zrjr.dpuf) Trump would deliver fatal blow to fight against climate change …The stakes riding on a US presidential election have never been higher.