Emir Olivares Alonso
Newspaper La Jornada
Friday, April 8, 2022, p. 4
The United States ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, asserted that the Electricity Industry Law (LIE) will likely open the door to endless litigation, creating uncertainty and obstructing investment
. His statements were given after the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation declared said regulations in force and in view of the concerns that have been generated in his country by the reform initiative for the sector of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which is for analysis in the Chamber of Deputies, which has even generated so far this year the US climate envoy, John Kerry, has visited Mexico on two occasions with the aim of expressing the position of the White House on the matter.
Salazar emphasized that although the Joe Biden government respects the sovereignty of Mexico and its democratic processes, the initiative has an impact on the competitiveness of North America.
We hope that the resulting legal framework (from the legislative discussion) supports the creation of a North America that is a clean energy powerhouse; that it protects the current and future investments of US companies in the country, in accordance with Mexico’s obligations under the T-MEC and that it protects the integration of the US-Mexico supply chains in favor of the prosperity of our region
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He added that his government hopes that any regulation on the matter establishes a clear commitment to combating the climate change crisis and to providing clean, cheap and accessible energy for all. The United States is committed to working with Mexico to make North America an energy powerhouse that leads the world in combating the climate crisis and produces abundant clean energy from solar, geothermal, hydro, wind and other technologies. These technologies can drive an integrated supply chain in the region, as envisioned during the North American Leaders Summit. My colleagues and I have advocated for this vision of the region establishing itself as a clean energy powerhouse
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