Mexico has made commitments with 17 US companies on generating clean energy, its president said on Friday.
After months of friction with business leaders, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the deals would generate 1,854 megawatts as the government fights climate change.
He did not disclose the amounts involved.
“As a result of these agreements, the creation of solar parks on the border between Mexico and the United States is being explored,” Mr Lopez Obrador said.
Also among the goals would be building energy transmission networks to allow power to be exported to California and other US states, he said at a climate conference.
This week, Mr Lopez Obrador also held talks with US Climate Envoy John Kerry in Mexico City.
The US, one of the countries with the largest investments in the Mexican energy sector, views Mr Lopez Obrador's intention to achieve greater state control of the electricity industry with antipathy.
Together with Spain, Canada, Italy and Japan, they account for 93 per cent of foreign investment in electricity, according to Economy Ministry data.
Foreign and private participation is limited to the power generation phase, while the transmission and distribution processes are a state monopoly.
Last April, the government failed in its effort to amend the constitution to restore state control of the entire production chain, but it did achieve changes in regulatory laws that strengthen its role in generating power.
Mr Lopez Obrador also reported that the state company Petroleos Mexicanos will allocate $2 billion of its resources and credits to reduce methane gas emissions in oil exploration and production processes by up to 98 per cent.
“We also join the collective commitment of the world's main economies to reach, by 2030, the objective of producing 50 per cent of vehicles with zero polluting emissions,” the president said.
Mexico is home to some of the largest car manufacturing plants of firms such as Volkswagen, Nissan, General Motors, BMW, Kia, among others, whose production is destined for more than 80 per cent of the US market.
US President Joe Biden said on Friday that the war between Russia and Ukraine shows that the switch to renewable energy is a matter of national security amid climate change.
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Common OCD symptoms and how they manifest
Checking: the obsession or thoughts focus on some harm coming from things not being as they should, which usually centre around the theme of safety. For example, the obsession is “the building will burn down”, therefore the compulsion is checking that the oven is switched off.
Contamination: the obsession is focused on the presence of germs, dirt or harmful bacteria and how this will impact the person and/or their loved ones. For example, the obsession is “the floor is dirty; me and my family will get sick and die”, the compulsion is repetitive cleaning.
Orderliness: the obsession is a fear of sitting with uncomfortable feelings, or to prevent harm coming to oneself or others. Objectively there appears to be no logical link between the obsession and compulsion. For example,” I won’t feel right if the jars aren’t lined up” or “harm will come to my family if I don’t line up all the jars”, so the compulsion is therefore lining up the jars.
Intrusive thoughts: the intrusive thought is usually highly distressing and repetitive. Common examples may include thoughts of perpetrating violence towards others, harming others, or questions over one’s character or deeds, usually in conflict with the person’s true values. An example would be: “I think I might hurt my family”, which in turn leads to the compulsion of avoiding social gatherings.
Hoarding: the intrusive thought is the overvaluing of objects or possessions, while the compulsion is stashing or hoarding these items and refusing to let them go. For example, “this newspaper may come in useful one day”, therefore, the compulsion is hoarding newspapers instead of discarding them the next day.
Source: Dr Robert Chandler, clinical psychologist at Lighthouse Arabia
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