{"id":41265,"date":"2021-10-20T09:20:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T16:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=41265"},"modified":"2021-10-20T09:20:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T16:20:37","slug":"joint-statement-on-mexican-u-s-engagement-on-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=41265","title":{"rendered":"Joint Statement on Mexican \u2013 U.S. Engagement on Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div>10\/19\/2021 08:03 PM EDT<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Office of the Spokesperson<\/p>\n<p>The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the United Mexican States on the occasion of Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry\u2019s visit to Palenque, Mexico.<\/p>\n<p><i>Begin Text:<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard and U.S. Special Presidential Envoy John Kerry today announced an important step forward in the bilateral relations between the United States and Mexico on measures to address the climate crisis. \u00a0The two countries recognize the importance of global efforts to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and share the view that the 2020s are a decisive decade for climate action.<\/p>\n<p>President L\u00f3pez Obrador and cabinet ministers warmly welcomed Special Presidential Envoy Kerry for a day-long visit to Palenque in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, including a formal exchange of views and an informal introduction to the region, including its people and history. \u00a0During the visit, President L\u00f3pez Obrador shared his decision to begin a structured transition toward the greening of Mexico\u2019s energy sector and the strengthening of its energy independence. \u00a0Special Presidential Envoy Kerry indicated that the United States would support efforts to catalyze finance and technology, and both countries underscored the importance of strengthening North American relations, with an accelerated clean energy transition this decade to address the climate crisis including with Canada.<\/p>\n<p>President L\u00f3pez Obrador shared Mexico\u2019s plans, including to cooperate closely with the United States to accelerate Mexico\u2019s deployment of renewable energy, including wind, solar, geothermal, and hydroelectric power, as a major step in Mexico\u2019s commitment to strengthen the ambition of its Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement next year.\u00a0The two countries will explore other opportunities to enhance ambition, including increasing energy efficiency, tackling methane emissions, and greening transportation. \u00a0Mexico previously announced its support for the Global Methane Pledge, and both countries recognize the critical importance of rapidly reducing methane emissions.<\/p>\n<p>President L\u00f3pez Obrador introduced Secretary Kerry to Sembrando Vida, a multi-state initiative Mexico has undertaken to plant trees, support the goal to eliminate deforestation, create sustainable jobs in the agricultural sector, and create opportunities for would-be migrants in their communities of origin. \u00a0The United States and Mexico are committed to working together to enhance the climate benefits of this initiative and to promote nature-based solutions to climate, conservation, and development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10\/19\/2021 08:03 PM EDT &nbsp; Office&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s-a","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41277,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41265\/revisions\/41277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}