30 April 2012 - Dr. Thiemo Gropp, Director of the non-profit Desertec Foundation and Brian Schmidly, Regional Coordinator of the Desertec Foundation in Mexico, have issued a statement on the recently enacted climate law aimed at cutting carbon emissions in half by 2050. “This is an exciting and hopeful time for the renewable energy and low carbon industries in Mexico,” said the Desertec representatives.
The Mexican House of Representatives recently passed a climate law, on approval by the Mexican Senate, will be only the second such law in the world after the UK enacted its Climate Change Act in 2008.
The Desertec Foundation was among a number of organisations to welcome the recent developments in Mexico regarding the passage of a comprehensive law on climate change through its Chamber of Deputies and its Senate, clearing the way for President Felipe Calderon to sign it into law.
“We consider this to be a landmark piece of legislation in Latin America and the world. It is also a significant enough piece of legislation to propel Mexico to the forefront of the Latin American fight against climate change,” said Dr. Thiemo Gropp and Brian Schmidly of the Desertec Foundation. “What makes this legislation so extraordinary, too, is that it passed with broad, multi-partisan support. In a country that is known more for fossil fuel exports than renewable energy installations, this is an exciting and hopeful time for the renewable energy and low carbon industries in Mexico.” read more>>>
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