A Zapotec pilgrimage held in December 2021 to honor fishers, an annual tradition in southern Mexico’s Isthmus of Tehuantepec, where local opposition to large-scale, foreign-owned wind farms is strong. (Photo courtesy of APIIDTT)
Since taking office three-and-a-half years ago, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has drawn heavy criticism for pushing his country into deeper reliance on fossil-fuel extraction and undermining policies his predecessors had laid for renewable power. This month he attempted to push back against that criticism and, in the process, demonstrate his government is committed to world climate-protection efforts. The occasion was a forum for world leaders on energy and climate hosted on June 17 by U.S. President Joe Biden, who urged speedy climate action not only to address global warming, but to reduce dependence on volatile fossil-fuel energy markets. Speaking at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, López Obrador presented 10 actions Mexico will take to help fight climate change. Most were already known; but an exception was López Obrador’s announcement that Mexico has reached agreements with 17 U.S. energy companies... [Log in to read more]
