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Mexico Lacks Adequate Water Resource Policies and Programs
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Mexico Lacks Adequate Water Resource Policies and Programs

Rating D Climate change poses significant challenges to Mexico’s water resources, with changing precipitation patterns, increasing temperatures, and extreme weather events impacting water availability and usage across various sectors. This Post examines the changes in water use over the last decade in Mexico, mainly focusing on how climate factors have influenced water usage in agriculture...

Mexico has Good New Policies, But Data on Impact is Missing
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Mexico has Good New Policies, But Data on Impact is Missing

Climate Progress in the First Half of 2003 B RatingData about CO2 and other GHG emissions in Mexico for 2023 is unavailable. Databases from the World Bank, Global Carbon Budget, and national organizations such as INEGI were reviewed. There is no expected date for its publication, considering that data for 2022 is also unavailable. Collecting...

Mexico will likely fail to reduce its emissions by 50% by 2030
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Mexico will likely fail to reduce its emissions by 50% by 2030

According to the latest assessment reports by the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), countries must reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 50% compared to pre-industrial temperatures before 2030.However, achieving a 50% greenhouse gas reduction target by 2030 is a long way for Mexico. During the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United...

Mexico spent $16.6 billion in direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies in 2018
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Mexico spent $16.6 billion in direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies in 2018

Fossil fuel subsidies have significantly contributed to Mexico’s environmental degradation, exacerbating climate change and worsening air pollution levels, among other detrimental effects. For example, According to a study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Mexico provided $16.6 billion in direct and indirect subsidies to the fossil fuel industry in 2018. Direct subsidies are...

The Indigenous Population in Mexico Contributes the Least to Greenhouse Gas Emissions but They Are the Most Affected by Climate Change
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The Indigenous Population in Mexico Contributes the Least to Greenhouse Gas Emissions but They Are the Most Affected by Climate Change

In Mexico, the census of indigenous people is carried out through surveys in which each person, according to their criteria, identifies themselves or not as indigenous. In 2022, there were 23.2 million indigenous people in Mexico, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). This population belongs to 68 groups (contrary to what...

Mexico’s Agriculture Sector Contributed 3.5% of Global Agricultural Emissions in 2021
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Mexico’s Agriculture Sector Contributed 3.5% of Global Agricultural Emissions in 2021

Mexico ranks #11 in global food production, which means that agriculture represents a very attractive market for the economy, but at the same time; a trigger for environmental impacts, such as greenhouse gas emissions. In this article, we will analyze the trend of gases emitted from 2015 to 2021 in the agriculture sector. The data...

Mexico: A Climate Look Past and Forward
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Mexico: A Climate Look Past and Forward

Looking Back 2022: The Sembrando Vida Program Looking Forward 2023: Implementing Improvements in Energy Efficiency and Greater Use of Renewable Energy   In 2022, the Government of Mexico proposed more than 30 measures that will allow a reduction in the annual emissions of greenhouse gases, especially CO2. Among them stands out the “Sembrando Vida” program....

Mexico’s Power Grid
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Mexico’s Power Grid

National Transmission Network (RNT) and the Federal Electricity Commission In Mexico, the electricity boom occurred in 1925, going from 31 MW of nameplate capacity to 390 MW. Until then, it was generated in more than a hundred companies, with isolated plants, which meant chaos. In 1937 the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE for its acronym in...

The Monitoring of Energy Change in Mexico
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The Monitoring of Energy Change in Mexico

“Energy is a central element of development and enables investments, innovations, and the emergence of new industries that are the engine of job generation, inclusive growth and shared prosperity of entire economies,” -Bank of Mexico. In Mexico, energy is an issue that isn’t related only to technology but also to social and economic development. Having...

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