Mexico’s President Claudia Scheinbaum has announced a series of reforms that will decrease Mexican reliance on US natural gas, not just for power, but presumably as an industrial feedstock.
At the same time, she announced an acceleration in renewable energy, hastening an energy transition.
Significant, because the Trump administration, lead by Energy Secretary, shameless grifter and, of course, Fracking millionaire Chris Wright, has had big plans for the developing world, hoping to lock in huge investments and dependent on US gas.
Having shown the world that a Trumpian United States is no longer a reliable ally or partner, Mexico is looking after itself.
Scheinbaum, who has a background as a climate scientist, obviously knows the stakes here, and Mexico’s renewable resources are vast.
Alongside natural gas, Sheinbaum said her government would continue expanding renewable energy capacity, including solar, wind and geothermal, while maintaining oil and fertilizer production.
The natural gas challenge is significant. As previously reported by Mexico News Daily, virtually all of Mexico’s gas imports arrive via pipeline from the United States, creating a dependence that some energy analysts describe as a national security risk.
Sheinbaum’s government is currently studying whether what it describes as sustainable fracking could help unlock domestic reserves, though no final decision has been made.