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Mexico Sets Legally Binding Carbon Reduction Targets

May 4, 2012 by Joseph Romm
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Since Mexico’s legislative body passed sweeping climate change legislation on April 19, Mexico joins the UK as the only two countries in the world with legally binding emissions goals to combat climate change. [read more]

The Brazil Spill

December 16, 2011 by Geoffrey Styles
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Late yesterday I saw a headline reporting that Chevron was being assessed more than $10 billion for a spill from its drilling activities offshore Brazil last month. The story was later revised to clarify that the amount in question was associated with a civil lawsuit being filed by a Brazilian prosecutor, rather than an actual fine by... [read more]

The Future Of Oil In Mexico

April 29, 2011 by Amy Myers Jaffe
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Mexico, one of the largest oil exporters to the United States, could become a net oil importer in the next decade if it fails to make sufficient upstream oil field investments utilizing new and advanced technologies, according to a new Baker Institute-Oxford University study being released today in Mexico City. The study event “The... [read more]

Mexico can be a leader when it hosts the next climate negotiations by taking additional steps to reduce its global warming emissions

September 28, 2010 by nrdc switchboard
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Mexico will host the next major climate negotiation meeting in Cancun this December.  As the host they will play a critical role in helping to produce a successful outcome in the international negotiations (as I discussed here).  And they will also be expected to show the world that it is a leader in taking action to address... [read more]

Logistics for Cancun Climate Negotiations: Another Copenhagen?

May 15, 2010 by Hugh Bartling
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Moon Palace Resort, Cancun, photo: Thomas J. Hartnett Last year’s climate negotiations in Copenhagen left much to be desired.  Instead of  a comprehensive global deal with a legally-binding treaty, we saw a voluntary political agreement with weak mitigation targets.   For those who attended the negotiations, simply... [read more]

"Petersberg Climate Dialogue" wraps up in Bonn, Germany

May 6, 2010 by Richard Graves
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Environment ministers and high-level government officials wrapped up an informal meeting earlier this week in Bonn, Germany where they began discussions on drafting a new international climate change treaty for the next major United Nation's climate summit to be held in Cancun, Mexico later this year. According to media reports there... [read more]

Mexico’s social protection policies: can they tackle climate risks?

March 3, 2010 by Climatico Analysis
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PROGRESA/Oportunidades: Social protection in Mexico (Image by: Peter Bate, IDB, 2004) Global environmental change, particularly in the form of global warming, exacerbates the risks faced by vulnerable rural communities whose livelihoods depend on climate-sensitive activities. The occurrence of immediate climate shocks, such as... [read more]

Good or Bad for Mexico? UN Climate Chief Yvo de Boer Resigns

February 18, 2010 by Tim Hurst
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UNFCCC chief Yvo de Boer resigns, raising further Mexico questions. In a move that apparently didn’t surprise those who knew him, United Nations top climate official Yvo de Boer announced his resignation on Thursday, effective July 1 this year. He has served in that capacity since being appointed by Kofi Annan in 2006. De Boer cited... [read more]

Mexican dreams

February 18, 2010 by Lou Grinzo
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Once again, we have the news of a Very Big Oil Discovery, one that Will Change Everything: New oilfield in Mexico could help rescue industry (emphasis added): A new oilfield was identified in the south of the Gulf of Mexico that could help rescue the North American country’s lagging industry, according to the newspaper Reforma on... [read more]

Mexico’s vulnerability to hurricane risk

February 6, 2010 by Climatico Analysis
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The extremely high hurricane season of 2005 highlighted the vulnerability of coastal communities to extreme weather events.  The costliest (Katrina) and the most intense (Wilma) hurricanes were recorded in this season. Hurricane formation is closely linked to sea surface temperature. Climate models agree that the intensity and... [read more]

High costs drive government to take over government-owned electric utility in Mexico

October 13, 2009 by Lynne Kiesling
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This story will have you shaking your head in disbelief in multiple dimensions. The electricity industry in Mexico is government-owned but decentralized, with multiple public distribution utility companies. As reported in the Wall Street Journal, over the weekend the Mexican government took over the second-largest of these government-... [read more]

The Climate War

September 25, 2009 by ChrisSchultz
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What do Brazil, Mexico, China, India, and South Africa have in common? They're all developing countries meeting in Pittsburgh this week that have plans for addressing their emissions and dealing with Climate Change.BrazilBrazil's President Lula has committed to reducing deforestation by 80% and reduce carbon emissions by 4.8 billion... [read more]

Biofuels: burning up (your) dollars

July 9, 2009 by Marc Gunther
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Farm state politicians, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists have sold biofuels to rest of us as a way to revive rural America, attack the problem of global warming and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. In response, investors and taxpayers have poured many millions of dollars into corn ethanol. The returns have been skimpy. That,... [read more]

Mexico to reduce oil exports to US in 2008

May 4, 2008 by Ee Mien Low
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peakoil.com -> pennenergy.com : Mexico will reduce its crude oil exports to the US by an average of 184,000 b/d throughout 2008. El Universal newspaper said a reduction in US-bound exports for 2008 - and possibly until 2010 - was due to Mexico's reduced oil output. El Universal said the US Energy Information Administration earlier... [read more]