Mexico

Global Briefing: Indonesia targets end to fossil fuel power by 2040

Politics

Global Briefing: Indonesia targets end to fossil fuel power by 2040

Plus all the top green business news from around this week, from Mexico's 2050 net zero target to lab grown meat in Hong Kong

clock 22 November 2024 • 7 min read
Global Briefing: Mexico elects former climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum as president

Policy

Global Briefing: Mexico elects former climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum as president

Also this week: NYC shelves congestion charge plan, rising seas prompt Panama island evacuation, and Heather Mills leads plant-based food protest at Bonn Summit

clock 06 June 2024 • 8 min read
'Getting smashed': World's avocado growing regions could shrink by 40 per cent by 2050

Risk

'Getting smashed': World's avocado growing regions could shrink by 40 per cent by 2050

Christian Aid report claims leading avocado growing regions in Mexico, Spain, South Africa, Burundi, and Chile are being 'smashed' by climate impacts

clock 12 May 2024 • 4 min read
Government hails Trans-Pacific trade deal, but green groups raise alarm over deforestation risks

Policy

Government hails Trans-Pacific trade deal, but green groups raise alarm over deforestation risks

New Trans-Pacific partnership will see tariffs cut on a range of exports fuelling fears deal could exacerbate palm oil-related deforestation

clock 31 March 2023 • 7 min read
Beam Suntory takes shot at tequila's carbon footprint

Supply chain

Beam Suntory takes shot at tequila's carbon footprint

Drinks giant launches regenerative agriculture and carbon capture pilot designed to halve emissions from its tequila brands by 2026

clock 03 March 2023 • 2 min read
'Collaboration will be key': Mars targets 'water balance' at five major manufacturing sites

Risk

'Collaboration will be key': Mars targets 'water balance' at five major manufacturing sites

Food giant aims to match every litre of water used at five water-stressed sites in Mexico with treated and reused water by 2025

clock 30 August 2021 • 3 min read

Management

Global Briefing: Japanese energy giant fires up coal divestment plan

BusinessGreen brings you this week's green economy headlines from around the world

clock 21 September 2018 • 5 min read

Investment

Latin American renewables sector enjoys twin funding boost

Mainstream Renewable Power secures finance for Chilean wind farm, as Cubico Sustainable Investments wraps up Mexican wind and solar project funding

clock 09 August 2017 • 3 min read

Solar

Cubico wins big in Mexico's second state power auction

London-based investor snaps up 540MW worth of projects in country's latest clean energy auction

clock 07 October 2016 • 2 min read

Carbon Trading

How California is channelling carbon market revenues into green vehicles, clean air, and methane reductions

Last-minute deal breaks political stalemate to deliver $900m to programmes to cut greenhouse gases

clock 05 September 2016 • 5 min read