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This case study examines Mexico's efforts to integrate energy justice into its renewable energy expansion. While the country has rapidly increased solar and wind capacity and implemented new social impact assessment (SIA) and consultation laws between 2013 and 2018, significant implementation gaps remain. Social conflicts, often stemming from inadequate consultation with Indigenous and local communities, have delayed numerous energy projects and highlighted tensions between ambitious climate targets and the protection of community rights.

This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative provides a guide on utilizing green and sustainable bonds to finance low-carbon transport in Mexico. It highlights the sector's role as a primary source of greenhouse gas emissions in the country and identifies specific investment opportunities in electric mobility, public transit, and freight logistics to meet national climate goals.

This briefing by the Climate Bonds Initiative explores the potential for using green and sustainable bonds to finance low-carbon transport (LCT) in Mexico. It highlights the transport sector's significant contribution to national greenhouse gas emissions and identifies specific infrastructure projects and corporate initiatives that could benefit from green financing to meet Mexico's climate goals, including its unique commitment to reduce black carbon.

This policy brief by Transforma argues that climate finance is essential for a just and resilient recovery in Mexico following the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines the current state of national and international climate funding, warns against the risks of the recent elimination of the Climate Change Fund (FCC), and provides specific recommendations for both the public and private sectors to align economic recovery with sustainability goals and international commitments.

A joint statement by indigenous peoples of Mexico, issued on December 4, 2016, during the COP 13 of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Cancún. The document denounces the 'predatory extractive model' and the 'green economy,' arguing that these frameworks facilitate the dispossession of indigenous territories and the privatization of ancestral knowledge.

A joint statement by indigenous peoples of Mexico, released on December 4, 2016, during the COP 13 on Biodiversity in Cancun, condemning the 'predatory extractivist model' and the 'green economy' as tools for corporate plundering of indigenous territories and the privatization of ancestral knowledge.

This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative examines the potential for a green bond market in Mexico to support its transition to a low-carbon economy. While the existing climate-aligned bond market is small, the document identifies significant investment needs across energy, transport, buildings, and water sectors, and suggests that Mexico's stable macroeconomic environment and growing institutional investor interest provide a strong foundation for future green issuance.

This policy brief examines the Yucatan Peninsula Accord, signed in December 2010 by the Mexican states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatan. It serves as Mexico's first sub-national regional climate accord, designed to address socioeconomic and environmental vulnerabilities through a joint low-carbon development scheme. The document highlights how pooling resources at a regional level can attract international funding and provide a catalyst for climate compatible development while respecting state autonomy.

This report evaluates Mexico's readiness and capacity to implement the Mining Policy Framework (MPM) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF). Conducted between May and December 2021, the assessment identifies strengths in geological data and regulatory development, while highlighting critical weaknesses in national planning, legal updates, financial benefit distribution, and the management of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM).

This report, titled "Low-Carbon Development for Mexico" (MEDEC), provides a comprehensive economic and technical analysis of options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Mexico through 2030. It evaluates 40 specific interventions across five sectors—electric power, oil and gas, energy end-use, transport, and agriculture and forestry—comparing a baseline scenario with a low-carbon alternative. The study finds that Mexico can stabilize its emissions at roughly 2008 levels while maintaining economic growth by implementing cost-effective, often "no-regrets" measures, many of which provide significant co-benefits in public health and energy security.