Mexico will not live up to its climate commitments

Significance

There, on November 12, he formally announced Mexico’s updated National Determined Contribution (NDC), setting a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target of 35% by 2030, from a 2000 baseline. That is up from a 30% target announced just days previously, and a more longstanding 22% target before that. However, no implementation roadmap was revealed.

Impacts

• The government’s apparent indecision about its GHG pledge last week will raise concerns over how seriously it has considered its 35% goal.
• US-Mexico-Canada talks on Mexican energy policy will increase pressure on the country to relaunch its climate change agenda.
• Mexico lacks large-scale renewable energy projects, needed to enable its goal of generating 35% of consumption via clean sources by 2024.