Outline of this page
I. Overview: Green Plan & Climate Action Program of Mexico City
II. Land and Conservation
III. Habitability and Public Space
IV. Water
V. Transportation
VI. Air
VII. Waste
VIII. Climate Change and Energy
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I. Overview
The government of Mexico City has introduced two initiatives in order to create and maintain a more sustainable city. One of these initiatives is Plan Verde, or the Green Plan, which outlines the plans and steps that will be taken over a course of 15 years. The other is the Climate Action Program which expands upon the Green Plan was established to provide additional proposals.
Take a look at the powerpoint version of Plan Verde! (click the picture)
The Green Plan of Mexico City will focus on 7 topics:
1. Land and Conservation
2. Habitality and Public Space
3. Water
4. Transportation
5. Air
6. Waste
7. Climate Change and Energy
Take a look at the Climate Action Program of 2008-2012! (click the picture)
The Mexico City Climate Action Plan 2008-2012 outlines two global objectives: “the mitigation of GHG emissions and the second, adaptation to climate change”(page 11)
Aim 1: To reduce carbon dioxide, (CO2) equivalent emissions by seven million tons during the 2008-2012 period.
Aim 2: To initiate an integrated program for adaptation to climate change in Mexico City and have it fully functional by 2012.
In order to create a more sustainable environment, the government of Mexico City has developed a Climate Action Program for the years between 2008-2012. According to the program summary,
“This Mexico City Climate Action Program is one of the priorities of the Mexico City government in the environmental sphere; in it, coordinated efforts, commitment, consciousness raising, cooperation, participation, and verification are proposed in the framework of the Mexico City Environmental Agenda and the Green Plan. The Program deals with a set of local actions that have global repercussions and a set of joint public policies that will be a reference point in both the national and international spheres.” (page 9)
The Climate Action Program is, in a sense, an extension of the Green Plan in the respect that it acknowledges the mitigation actions taken by the government of Mexico City, and proposes additional measures for the government to maintain these programs.
Projected Numbers for Reduction of Emission based on Initiative(also on pg 17 of Climate Action Plan)
III. Habitability and Public Space
IV. Water Sector
VI. Air
VII. Waste Sector
VIII. Climate Change & Energy
