Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it hard to reach its climate goals

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Claudia Sheinbaum,Pemex,Federal Electricity Commission

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's taking control of its oil sector from U.S. and British companies is taught in schools and celebrated every year. The 1938...

MEXICO CITY — Mexico's taking control of its oil sector from U.S. and British companies is taught in schools and celebrated every year. The, and 16 years ago he led a fight against energy reforms that were aimed at drawing private investment to the massive state-run oil company, Pemex. This year, theLópez Obrador chose the anniversary of Mexico's oil expropriation to announce her energy proposals, which include maintaining large-scale petroleum production by Pemex.

Gálvez did say she wants Mexico to produce half its energy from renewable sources within six years and that Mexico once again become known for cheap energy "thanks to private sector participation.”Sheinbaum mentioned her climate science background and spoke vaguely of a need to reduce the emissions that cause climate change, advancing the energy transition and adapting to climate change.

Opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez is the candidate for a coalition of ideologically different opposition parties. When she was a senator, she caucused with the conservative National Action Party, which had earlier pushed the energy sector reforms that forced a greater opening to the private sector.

“It’s in the DNA of our politics to argue about how much the private part should participate in the sector,” González Romero said. She also wants to bring back the energy auctions that had opened the electric generation market to more private renewables companies, but which López Obrador suspended. “But we know the money would be for the foreigners,” Olvera said. “It’s a very delicate topic, very, very delicate, because we know that the government also doesn’t do things 100% correctly.”Ethan Hawke Lost the Oscar for ‘Training Day’ and Denzel Washington Whispered in His Ear That Losing Was Better: ‘You Don’t Want an Award to Improve Your Status’

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