Mexico on Friday said it will cap its greenhouse gas emissions by 2026, becoming one of the first countries to formally submit its national climate plan to the United Nations ahead of a climate summit in Paris in December.
Mexico's Foreign and Environment Ministries presented the national climate submission inMexico City, unveiling a strategy to begin reducing emissions by 2026, leading to a 22 percent reduction in greenhouse gases below business-as-usual levels by 2030.
After 2026, Mexico greenhouse gas emissions would become decoupled from economic growth, leading to a 40 percent reduction in emissions intensity per unit . . .
