The Fight for Electromobility in an Oil-Reliant Nation
Mexico wrestles with its oil legacy. While relying on fossil fuels, it eyes a greener future with electromobility. Rep. Acevedo's commission grapples with economic realities and the urgent need for climate action.
There are hidden threads connecting the fertilizer lacing a farmer's field to the murky depths of an illegally logged forest. They tie the overflowing landfills around our cities to the security threats echoing in remote mountain towns. Mexico's Climate Change and Sustainability Commission, chaired by the indefatigable Representative Edna Díaz Acevedo, is dedicated to unraveling those threads.
Her commission is a curious beast. Born from the split of the Environment and Natural Resources Commission, it tackles the climate crisis not as a niche issue, but as a force rippling through society. It's a spiderweb approach, linking seemingly disconnected threads: toxic fertilizer runoff undermining health near farms, environmental crimes funding shadowy cabals, a shift towards a circular economy forcing a rethink of our consumption habits.
