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A perspective from the Developing World, The Case of Mexico Carlos A. de la Parra,

Sustainable Energy Roundtable : Next Steps Post-Kyoto: Options for the U.S. Relationship to an International Climate Change Regime. A perspective from the Developing World, The Case of Mexico Carlos A. de la Parra, Minister of Environment Embassy of Mexico Sustainable Energy Institute,

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A perspective from the Developing World, The Case of Mexico Carlos A. de la Parra,

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  1. Sustainable Energy Roundtable:Next Steps Post-Kyoto: Options for the U.S. Relationship to an International Climate Change Regime A perspective from the Developing World, The Case of Mexico Carlos A. de la Parra, Minister of Environment Embassy of Mexico Sustainable Energy Institute, March 30, 2005

  2. Main tenets: Reduce GHG emissions & develop renewable energy alternatives Build-up of GHGs/Climate Change well documented & leads to greatest suffering in the poorest regions of the World A new development model non-reliant on GHG emissions Mexico’s Position

  3. The 25 Greatest Emitter Countries for GHG, 2000 25 20 15 Percentage of Global Emissions of GHG 10 5 0 Irán Italia EUA India Brasil Rusia China Japón México UE (25) Francia Polonia Ucrania Turquia España Canadá Australia Pakistán Alemania Argentina Sudáfrica Indonesia Corea Sur Reino Unido Arabia Saudita Emissions of 6 gases

  4. Mexico’s concrete Actions to Control Climate Change • Intersecretarial Commission on Climate Change. • Participation in CDM (Clean Development Mechanisms): National Committee that certifies rpojects • National Strategy on Actions to Control Climate Change • National Inventory of Emissions (GHG) & Third National Communication. • A voluntary monitoring and reporting program based on WRI’s & WBCSD’s Protocol. • 18 research projects related to climate change through the SEMARNAT-CONACyT sectorial finds. • Multilateral collaboration. • Methane-to-Market Initiative.

  5. Aprox. 12 M tons CO2/yr

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