On October 26, 2020, former Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide declared that Japan aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. According to the European Parliament, carbon neutrality means having a balance between carbon emission and carbon absorption from the atmosphere in carbon sinks. Removing carbon oxide from the atmosphere
According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), a drastic reduction in avoidable, unnecessary and problematic plastic is crucial to addressing the global pollution crisis. While the OECD has called for limiting demand, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) has suggested a national cap
The water problem is not a lack of resources, but a lack of water pure enough to use for its intended purpose, notes Nextmart. As part of the situation: water is the most abundant material on the surface of the planet, yet less than 2.5% is «fresh water»
Mexico captured 659.4 million dollars of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the construction industry during the first half of 2023, according to data from the Ministry of Economy. Of that total, $569.6 million were invested in the construction of infrastructure for the supply of water, oil, gas, electricity,
Mexico imported some US$11 billion worth of goods under Rule Eight in 2021, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC). The United States was the largest source of those imports, at $3.3 billion. In Mexico, the Sector Promotion Programs (Prosec) allow participating companies in specific sectors to
Nearly 4,000 companies participated in Mexico‘s Sector Promotion Programs (Prosec) in 2022, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC). Prosec and Rule Eight are production promotion programs separate from IMMEX, but companies can use these three programs together. In particular, Prosec allows the importation of a defined