Post by account_disabled on Mar 7, 2024 7:01:43 GMT
Fighting climate change is one of the goals to which almost 200 countries committed when signing the Paris Agreement (2015). This commitment has imposed measures to reduce pollution and eradicate the polluting agents that are emitted on the planet.
However, until now the actions taken and the commitments made have not been sufficient to reach the contemplated standards.
Even a new report from Data-Driven Yale, NewClimate Institute, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and CDP reveals that even if all companies, cities, states and regions that have made emissions reduction commitments achieved their goals, the result would not be enough to achieve full alignment with the Paris Agreement.
According to the report, annual global greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 will only be 1.5 to 2.2 gigatonnes lower than 2017 levels if everyone involved collaborates to fully implement their current climate goals.
Among the signatory countries is Mexico, a country that is running the risk of falling far behind the goals set four years ago.
Mexico… further and further away from the Paris Agreement
During the mandate of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the Chile Mobile Number List renewable energy sector is without movement due to the focus that has been given to the oil industry and the burning of common fuel.
Cutting the budget for renewable energy is one of its plans, however, according to experts, this could distance Mexico from the goals of the Paris Agreement.
López Obrador has been in charge of canceling the electricity auctions in which projects were put out to companies to supply the CFE with clean energy.
This mechanism, established by former President Enrique Peña Nieto's energy reform, had reduced the price of electricity to minimums ($17.1 per megawatt hour (MWh) in the last auction, a world record). Despite the success, the Ministry of Energy cited "technical, economic and planning considerations" in February to cancel the fourth call.
According to El País , uncertainty over climate change has been further aggravated because the Mexican government is seeking to modify the rules of Clean Energy Certificates (CELs): financial instruments conceived as incentives for investment. Each one is equivalent to 1MWh and its price depends on supply and demand.
However although the government wants to ensure that it meets the goals, the Director of the Renewable Energy Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Antonio del Río, points to the "real risk" of not meeting the 35% energy requirement. clean by 2024.
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The sector is going to continue growing but the Government's actions are going to slow it down, there are already signs of weakening. Investment in renewables fell 38% in 2018 compared to the previous year, according to UN data. And in October the International Energy Agency reduced its growth projection between 2019 and 2024, from 16% annually to just over 12%.
Antonio del Río, Director of the Renewable Energy Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
It is necessary for Mexico to present a plan with more ambitious goals to reach the contemplated goal. This will not only help improve the environment, but also society, which due to stress and pollution has been affected physically and mentally.