As part of the meeting in which the Megalopolis Environmental Commission (CAM) was established, the head of Secretariat for Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) Juan José Guerra Abud argued that although a large number of investments are required, “Mexico should take advantage of perhaps this unique opportunity in the world to produce renewable and clean fuels.”
The CAM will allow coordination between the Government of the Republic and the six states involved with it (the Federal District, the state of Mexico, Hidalgo, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Morelos), in order to ensure better environmental conditions to the nearly 30 million Mexicans living in the region. Initially, the Commission will concentrate its efforts in addressing atmospheric issues and, subsequently, the other environmental issues will be integrated.
Guerra Abud said that if Mexico wants to reduce emissions and meet the targets set by the Climate Change Act, it should be focused on two areas: energy and transport, since 33 percent of those harmful emissions come from power generation and 22 percent from transportation.
