Mexico seeks to deceive at COP27, they say

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With the negotiations in Egypt, the summit is showing how much—or little—importance the environmental emergency has for countries like ours. Recently, some critics are questioning the veracity of national promises, saying Mexico is seeking to cheat at COP27. The nation, one of the world's largest emitters of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs), is expected to announce a hodgepodge of old, inadequate and undeliverable climate intentions that will leave its Paris commitments broken, experts warned. Mexico seeks to deceive at COP27, they point out to the current administration As many observers argue, climate action has collapsed under the leadership of  Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). Even the Supreme Court had to prevent the president from rolling back the modest GHG objectives, aligned with the Paris Agreement, a situation that if implemented would have worsened the country's climate contribution, since emissions are increasing.


Although US climate envoy John Kerry said the Mexican president would make a major announcement on climate commitments during COP27, AMLO is not expected to attend the UN summit. According to some reports, Mexico could assume the following goals: A reduction in methane emissions from the state oil company, Pemex—an important but existing goal, for which the company has been fined for noncompliance. A 1,000 MW solar plant inaugurated Peru Phone Number List
by the State. Although construction of a 180 MW project is already underway, the government has ruled out further investments to expand energy potential. A lithium commitment. Mexico has the ninth-largest identified deposit of lithium, a mineral crucial for electric vehicles and other green technologies, but so far there is no government investment to advance extraction. The country is believed to be years away from producing its first gram of lithium. Given this, Carlos Flores, a specialist in renewable energy, considered the father and driving force of this type of sources in Mexico, assures that: “It is very likely that the Mexican government will try to deceive the entire world at  COP27  with false actions and projects that will never be built.



We are not going to deliver on our current promises, never mind anything more ambitious.” Likewise, according to Carbon Action Tracker , a nonprofit scientific group that tracks climate action by governments, Mexico's climate policies under the current administration “continue to regress, as the use of fossil fuels is prioritized and policies are dismantled. and climate-related institutions. For the country to achieve even its outdated 2030 climate commitments, it must reverse its policies, move away from fossil fuels, encourage renewable energy and address the transportation sector.” Is Mexico really looking to cheat at COP27? López Obrador's 10-point climate action plan — presented at the major economies forum on energy and climate, hosted by Joe Biden in June of this year — called for the acquisition and construction of new   oil refineries . His administration has also dismantled the National Climate Change Institute and the federal fund, placing it  among the worst climate mandates. And despite the fact that the nation has enormous potential for renewable energy, AMLO has backed out of numerous projects, while he has been criticized for imposing others (wind and hydroelectric types) on indigenous lands without due consultation.
"I think everyone seems to basically agree that something needs to be done about fossil fuel subsidies. "It's the discrepancy between rhetoric and reality that's starting to hurt a little.