The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, assured that Mexico committed to reduce between 22 and 35% its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
During a conference in Egypt, within the framework of COP27, the Mexican Foreign Minister pointed out that our country will double the generation of solar, wind, hydroelectric and geothermal energy.
At the same time, it announced the largest investment in the history of Mexico in this area: 48 billion dollars with support from the United States.
Ebrard traveled to Egypt to attend the COP27 climate conference, where he met with the US Special Envoy for Climate Action John Kerry.
Lecture with John Kerry. Mexico will increase its NDC from 22 to 35% emission reduction by 2030. Solar, wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal energy generation will double. The largest effort of Mexico in its history: 48 billion dollars with support from the US. pic.twitter.com/lX4heMw8gq
– Marcelo Ebrard C. (@m_ebrard) November 12, 2022
“The temperature in October is abnormally hot, it is urgent to reduce global warming. Mexico does its part: 35% reduction of all its emissions by 2030″, Ebrard said this Saturday in a message from Twitter.
The abnormally hot temperature in October, it is urgent to reduce global warming. Mexico fulfills its part: reduction of 35% of all its emissions by 2030. pic.twitter.com/gis49VYoU0
– Marcelo Ebrard C. (@m_ebrard) November 12, 2022
In a previous message, highlighted the work done with Kerry “in order to advance in the fulfillment of the goals that Mexico has proposed to reduce global warming.”
We will team up with@JohnKerryspecial envoy of President Biden for climate action, in order to advance in the fulfillment of the goals that Mexico has proposed to reduce global warming. pic.twitter.com/2MkRykn8M2
– Marcelo Ebrard C. (@m_ebrard) November 12, 2022
This Saturday, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) announced that it will work with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases, in particular methane gasin order to meet ambitious international commitments.
Methane emissions have become one of the main threats to the global climate, and both scientists and authorities around the world are calling for aggressive measures to contain them.
“Through the agreement, the EPA will support this institution with diagnostics and economic analysis to support decision making in its onshore oil and natural gas operations,” Pemex said in a statement.
“With this cooperation, Petróleos Mexicanos will be able to receive recommendations from the EPA on options to mitigate these sources, including burner capture and burner efficiency opportunities, equipment replacement and operational changes to eliminate routine venting, and regular leak detection and repair,” he said.
The parastatal added that, through the technical collaboration of the EPA, it foresees develop and launch a greenhouse gas mitigation plan in the first half of 2023. The plan will start with the institution’s onshore oil and gas operations.
He assured that the agreement with the US agency seeks to promote “Mexico’s objectives to reduce methane gas emissions, in line with the provisions of the Global Methane Commitment and the Global Methane Energy Commitment”.
Pemex’s onshore oil and gas operations have come under intense scrutiny this year after satellites recorded record volumes of natural gas burning, including two fields destined to produce gas.
methane leaks have also been a problem.
(With information from Reuters Y Aristegui News)
Reference-aristeguinoticias.com
