Mexico's New Climate Law: Mary Nichols and Mexican Experts Discuss Implications for U.S. and International Policy
A Webinar took place on April 30th from 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 ET/ 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 PT
The following panel of experts participated:
- Mary Nichols - Chairwoman, California Air Resources Board
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Adrián Fernández - Consultant for the Latin American Initiative,
ClimateWorks Foundation, and Former President, National Ecology
Institute -
Vanessa Perez-Cirera - Director of Climate and Energy programs for
World Wildlife Fund-Mexico. - Rodrigo Gallegos - Director of Climate and Technology, Mexico Institute for Competitiveness
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Moderator: Danielle Deane - Director, Energy and Environment Program,
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Summary: Recently, Mexico became one of a small handful of major-emitting countries to pass domestic global warming legislation, making it a leader among developing nations working to curb carbon pollution. The law calls for Mexico to cut carbon 30 percent below business-as-usual growth rates by 2030 and 50 percent below by mid-century. The Mexican Senate voted unanimously in favor of the law.
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies will host a webinar featuring U.S. experts and Mexican leaders who successfully advocated for this law. Panelists will highlight key features of the new law and discuss the potential impact of this breakthrough on U.S. and international climate politics. We thank our colleagues at the National Latino Coalition on Climate Change for their support of this webinar.
Title: Mexico's New Climate Law: Mary Nichols and Mexican Experts
Discuss Implications for U.S. and International Policy
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM ET / 11:00 - 11:45 PT
We are pleased to share that the recording of the webinar is now online at:
http://www.jointcenter.org/institutes/climate-change/multimedia
Talking points available for download:
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