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Article: MEXICO INVOLVED IN DEBATE OVER GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE.
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- SourceMex Economic News & Analysis on Mexico
- Article date:
- October 11, 2006
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Mexico is at the forefront of the debate over global climate change, with emissions of greenhouse gases increasing significantly in that country since the 1990s. The Mexican government admits that the country has done little to control emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other gases used in transportation, industry and agriculture, which many scientists say are responsible for atmospheric warming.
In a report released on Sept. 1, the Instituto Nacional de Ecologia (INE) released the results of a study indicating that emissions of these harmful substances in Mexico increased by 30% between 1990 and 2002. The study, called the Inventario Nacional de Gases de ...