Not only did this weaken Mexico's cash-strapped state-owned energy firms, it also hurt consumers and public finances, according to Lopez Obrador, who says he is committed to lowering the country's carbon footprint with more hydroelectric power. However, critics say his plans to give the CFE control of the market are hurting investment in wind and solar power, will increase costs, and make Mexico too reliant on fossil fuels due to the hydrocarbons the CFE uses to generate much of its power.
Since the first Omicron cases were detected on Nov. 27 in the United Kingdom, Johnson has imposed tougher restrictions and on Sunday he urged people to get booster shots to prevent the health service from being overwhelmed. German cabinet passes climate fund booster with 60 billion euro extra budget Germany's new government passed a supplementary budget on Monday to supercharge its climate and transformation fund with a debt-financed injection of 60 billion euros to allow more investments in the shift towards a green economy, officials said.
China views self-ruled and democratically governed Taiwan as its territory with no right to the trappings of a state and has stepped up pressure on countries to downgrade or sever their relations with the island, even non-official ones. Poland says Belarus keeps bringing migrants to its border Poland accused Belarus on Sunday of continuing to ferry migrants to its border, despite clearing camps close to the frontier earlier this week, as the country's prime minister started a tour of Baltic states to seek support in the crisis.