The Summit That Never Was
The only time López Obrador touched on the subject was when he made reference to the Sembrando Vida Program, which is focused on tree planting
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The USMCA and Pacta Sunt Servanda
OPINION By ANTONIO ORTIZ-MENA Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* It is striking that, more than a quarter century after the North American Free Trade Agreement’s (NAFTA) entry into force, it is still necessary to provide a business case for deeper North American cooperation on economics and beyond, but that is where we are. After the 1989 Canada-U.S.
Read moreUS Climate Envoy Kerry Visits Mexico amid Energy Concerns
By KELIN DILLON In the midst of controversies surrounding Mexico’s energy sector, U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry visited the country on Wednesday, Feb. 9 to meet with Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Marcelo Ebrard and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to discuss the two nations’ heavily intertwined environmental policies and pursuits. Considering López Obrador’s pending initiative to give
Read moreUS Admonishes Mexico’s ‘Dirty’ Energy Reform, AMLO Bites Back
By KELIN DILLON If passed, the controversial proposal to reform Mexico’s energy sector and give its control to the state-owned Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) could skyrocket the country’s carbon emissions to 65 percent, warned the U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 27. The constitutional changes proposed by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) would see priority upload to
Read moreMexico Lags in Paris Agreement’s Environmental Standards
By KELIN DILLON Five years after Mexico entered the international Paris Agreement, which seeks to counteract climate changes and reduce countries’ environmental impact, with 195 other nations from around the world, Mexico has faltered in its own promised participation, continuing to favor fossil fuels over clean energy and following other environmentally unfriendly policies. While the Paris Agreement sought to generate
Read moreMexico’s State-Owned Electricity Company May Be Insolvent
By KELIN DILLON Questions have arisen surrounding the capability of Mexico’s state-owned Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to pay for a proposed six new projects for its infrastructure. The company’s new investment plan would require 62 billion pesos in funding, which would generate an estimated 4,438 megawatts of energy in turn. Now, companies looking to potentially join in on the projects
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