President Sheinbaum outlined Mexico’s vision for COP30, focusing on four pillars: social equity, economic inclusion, environmental protection, and sovereignty, with commitments such as generating 35% of electricity from renewables by 2030 and expanding electricity access.

Mexico City hosted a significant regional summit with 22 Latin American and Caribbean nations, focusing on developing a unified climate strategy ahead of COP30 in Brazil, emphasizing social equity, economic inclusion, environmental protection, and sovereignty, as outlined by President Sheinbaum.

This meeting marked the first Latin America and Caribbean Ministerial Meeting on Regional Climate Action, bringing together ministers and delegates from 22 countries to coordinate efforts before COP30 in Belem, Brazil.

The two-day summit was inaugurated by Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum and Brazil’s COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago, with over 100 representatives from governments, international organizations, and civil society participating.

Mexico’s Environment Minister Alicia Bárcena described the gathering as the start of a new era of Latin American climate integration, emphasizing the need for measurable commitments, monitoring mechanisms, and defending multilateralism amid shifting global dynamics.

The agenda centered on accountability for global climate commitments, regional solutions like establishing a Loss and Damage Fund, and fostering multilateral cooperation to effectively address climate change.

Delegates discussed the COP30 Action Agenda titled 'Climate Solutions for a Great Leap in Sustainable Development,' highlighting the importance of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in climate and development strategies.

In addition to the summit, Mexico announced investments in infrastructure, including MX$10 billion in railway projects to reduce reliance on road freight, along with vehicle emissions regulations, river cleanups, irrigation modernization, and the development of electric vehicles by local automaker Olinia.

Efforts to restore the Tula River in Hidalgo involved removing 1.5 tonnes of waste and organic matter, with active participation from government and civil society to improve local environmental conditions.

Mexico City also reformed its Solid Waste Law to promote a circular economy, especially targeting textile waste collection, recycling, and disposal, as part of its response to the environmental impacts of fast fashion.

Google introduced a new methodology to measure the energy, water, and carbon emissions of its AI models, achieving a 33-fold reduction in energy use and a 44-fold decrease in carbon footprint per prompt over the past year.

Mexico’s 2025 progress report under the UN’s New Urban Agenda highlighted advances in land rights, infrastructure, indigenous rights, and urban resilience, including land regularization for over 5 million people and reconstruction of 63,000 homes after earthquakes.