Overview
- Environment Secretary Alicia Bárcena represented Mexico at the WEF, outlining Plan México and priority projects in high‑level panels and bilateral meetings.
- Mexico detailed three circular‑economy industrial parks with private‑sector participation, including PepsiCo, focused on reusing tires, construction debris, solid waste and plastics.
- Bárcena reaffirmed a pledge to conserve 30% of national territory by 2030, citing about 99 million hectares already protected and emphasizing marine protection in talks with UN oceans envoy Peter Thomson.
- She identified energy storage and grid modernization as the main barriers to scaling solar, wind and geothermal power in developing countries.
- Mexico reiterated a long‑term net‑zero goal while acknowledging ongoing fossil‑fuel dependence and urged companies to share practices through public‑private collaboration rather than guard competitive advantages.