From the Editorial
La Jornada Newspaper
Friday, October 4, 2024, p. 8
Alicia Bárcena Ibarra and Julio Berdegué Sacristán committed, separately, to strengthening the environmental, agricultural and fishing policy as part of the construction of the second floor of the Fourth Transformation, upon taking possession of the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader), respectively.
As part of the 100 government commitments of President Claudia Sheinbaum, Bárcena highlighted her commitment to the promotion of renewable energies, whose objective is for them to have a 45 percent share by 2030. Standards will be promoted so that the vehicles sold in Mexico are efficient and do not consume so much gasoline and diesel, and electromobility is promoted.
Semarnat reported in a statement.
The former chancellor highlighted in a closed event with her work team at the Semarnat facilities that will work on the cleaning and sanitation of the three most polluted rivers in the country: the Lerma-Santiago, which originates in the state of Mexico and crosses Querétaro, Guanajuato and Michoacán, to flow into Lake Chapala, Jalisco; the Tula, in Hidalgo, and the Atoyac, in Puebla and Tlaxcala
indicated the agency.
Among other points, he detailed that Access to water, the rescue of forests and jungles through reforestation, waste management with the construction of garbage recycling plants and (the reduction of) atmospheric pollution will remain a priority, mainly in cities such as Monterrey, Guadalajara and Ciudad from Mexico
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Well-being in the countryside and the coasts: Berdegué
Berdegué Sacristán indicated in a closed-door meeting with workers that to achieve the government’s objectives in agricultural and fishing matters, the well-being of the population that lives and works in the country’s countryside and coasts will be promoted, with emphasis on small-scale producers. and the day laborers, Sader reported yesterday in a statement.
In this way, one of the greatest priorities for the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum is launched: eradicating extreme poverty in the countryside, since the six-year goal is to reduce it to less than 2.0 percent
added the agency.
It is also considering the merger of Mexican Food Security with Diconsa, to create Food for Wellbeing and Wellbeing Stores, in which the purchase of coffee, cocoa and honey, among others, from small producers will be promoted.
