Climate justice, adaptation and resilience, as well as intergenerational justice, are at the center of the agenda of COP 27 in Egypt.
A few weeks ago, the international scientific community once again warned that the world is rapidly approaching irreversible levels of global warming, with catastrophic impacts inevitable, calling for drastic and immediate action, within the next seven years, to avoid catastrophe. , reducing carbon emissions and increasing resilience and adaptation actions with a climate justice approach.
The Mexican Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, confirmed that the electric car company Tesla, owned by magnate Elon Musk, is interested in investing in Mexico, where it could settle in the city of Monterrey or next to the new Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) in the capital.
Looking ahead to COP27, the specialist also considered that Mexico should be a leader in resilience and mobilization of global climate finance.
Tesla determined to install its new plant in NL mainly due to the set of commercial agreements, the strategic location and the value of professional Mexican talent.
When we presented the United States-Mexico High-Level Group for the Electrification of Transportation a year ago, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it seemed a long way off to be able to count on a diagnosis that, together with a series of recommendations, would serve to give us the impetus necessary for the transition of the Mexican automotive industry to electromobility. Today this is already a reality and a panorama of opportunities for our country is glimpsed.
World Environment Center Blog Post by Alianza MX Climate Ambassador Ariadnna García of UC San Diego
The rector of the University of California Merced (UC Merced), Dr. Juan Sánchez Muñoz, and the interim rector of the Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP), Dr. Cecilia Anaya Berríos, met to sign a memorandum of understanding that seeks promote student exchange and academic mobility between both institutions.
Dr. Josué Medellín of UC Merced, who is currently leading an Alianza MX strategic research project on water resources management, discussed his contributions to a recent report on the economic effects of drought in California.
The breakneck transition to zero-emission vehicle adoption is being accompanied by equally accelerating technological disruption.
Due to geographic similarities, California and Mexico face similar challenges in addressing climate change from a social justice perspective. The power of universities to support, strengthen and build a social movement that solves the climate crisis through science, systems thinking and socio-ecological justice is imminent.
Immigration has long been a political football in the United States. But If you’re wondering why America’s labor shortage persists nearly three years into the Covid pandemic, it’s in part because America doesn’t have enough immigrants.