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STATE-OIL RUN COMPANY PEMEX ATTEMPTS TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT.

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The Mexican government is working hard to reduce the carbon footprint of the state-run oil company PEMEX, but the results thus far have been uneven at best. PEMEX has placed a high priority on actions that will help protect the environment, such as steps to greatly reduce emissions at some processing plants and introducing ethanol into the mix for gasoline in the three largest cities. But critics say these steps are very small when compared with the overall damage that the company has continued causing to the air, soil, and water in Mexico in recent years. Even some solutions, such as using more ethanol, have raised concerns that demand for raw materials will raise food prices in Mexico.

Compliance with Kyoto agreement a priority

President Felipe Calderon has made environmental protection and compliance with the Kyoto Agreement on global climate change a high priority of his administration (see SourceMex, 2006-10-11). The president's challenge, in particular, is to cut down on the high level of harmful emissions from PEMEX operations around the country. A government report published in October 2008 indicated that the petroleum and petrochemical sector generated 35.3 million tons of dangerous substances in 2005, more than any other industry...

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