Tournament: UPS | Round: 1 | Opponent: X | Judge: X
We have responsibilities for two reasons
Analytics

And we base moral accountability on the responsibility we give them
Korsgaard 1 (Korsgaard, Christine. “Creating The Kingdom of Ends: Reciprocity and Responsibility in Personal Relations.” (p. 306).)
“But in a… to be human”

Practical reason holds agents accountable for their actions because they are in line with the agents’ principles.
Korsgaard 2 (CHRISTINE M. KORSGAARD, “SELF-CONSTITUTION IN THE ETHICS OF PLATO AND KANT”. The Journal of Ethics 1999, Volume 3, Issue 1, pp 1-29. Specifically, “VII. GOOD ACTION AND THE UNITY OF THE KANTIAN WILL”.  Professor of Philosphy, Harvard University.)
“The first step… which you act”

Thus the standard is maintaining fair burdens, which we have as a result of having responsibility

Developed countries are most responsible for environmental problems
IPPF (International Public Policy Forum. “This House Believes that Developed Countries Should Have a Higher Obligation to Combat Climate Change than Developing Countries.”)
“Climate change and… combating climate change”

This is largely due to industrialization in these countries.
Eco-Issues (The Industrial Revolution and its Impact on Our Environment.” Eco-issues. August 27, 2012.)
"The use of...the world environment"

Tournament: CPS | Round: 2 | Opponent: X | Judge: X
A. Uniqueness
Russia’s economy will grow now, but fluctuating oil prices could cause a decline
Filatova ’13 (Irina Filatova, 2/22/2013 “IMF more upbeat on growth than Medvedev”)
Turning to the… of oil prices.

B. Link
When we affirm, downfall of the oil industry collapses the Russian economy.
Dashevsky ’11 (Steven, “The Russian economy and its oil”)
High oil prices… oil and gas

C. Impact
Russian collapse goes global and nuclear
Filger ’09 (Sheldon Filger 5/10/2009, author and blogger for the Huffington Post, “Russian Economy Faces Disastrous Free Fall Contraction”)
In Russia historically… least dangerous consequence