Mexico’s Legislature Approves Climate Bill With Carbon Reduction, Clean Energy Goals
April 30, 2012 in International Environment Reporter
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s Legislature has approved a climate change bill that would provide a stronger legal framework to help Latin America’s largest economy reduce its carbon dioxide emissions and help its citizens adapt to the effects of global warming, according to observers.
The legislation, approved by the Senate April 19 and by the Chamber of Deputies earlier this year, would obligate Mexico to meet its international commitments to cut emissions 30 percent from business-as-usual levels by 2020 and 50 percent from 2000 levels by 2050. …