Mexico

Mexico boasts some of the world’s most spectacularly varied landscapes and wildlife, as well as diverse cultures, traditions, and political systems. These extraordinary natural resources are one of the country’s greatest strengths and a responsibility that must be balanced with the needs of an evolving economy. Mexico faces the same challenges as other countries on how to achieve economic goals and supply enough clean energy, healthy food, and beneficial services to its citizens, all while protecting fragile wildlands, waters, and forests and limiting greenhouse gas emissions.

With the impacts of climate change already being felt across the Americas, the urgency is mounting to implement sustainable solutions, both in rural communities and in rapidly expanding cities. Fortunately, Mexico has emerged as a hub for climate solutions, especially in the energy sector.

NRDC has joined forces with a broad spectrum of partners for many years to address environmental challenges throughout the Americas and built on opportunities for sustainable solutions. For example, in countries like Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and now in Mexico, we have promoted robust policies to help countries grow toward a low-carbon, climate-resilient future while protecting important natural resources and communities. In Mexico, as elsewhere, we uphold the fundamental right of all communities to have a say in the decisions that affect their health and environment, and our work includes technical and economic analyses, policy studies and recommendations, and public outreach and engagement, all advanced through collaboration with local partners. 

Given Mexico’s geographic size and diversity, the scale of its economy, and its large population, it has the opportunity to be a leader on progress in climate, conservation, and resilience policy; and its wins could set a strong example for the rest of the world.