In light of the “worsening drought crises” and “critically low reservoir conditions” in the Western United States, on Aug. 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior (“Interior”) announced a number of “urgent actions to improve and protect the long-term sustainability of the Colorado River System.” Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo stated that the actions are intended “to avoid a catastrophic collapse of the Colorado River System and a future of uncertainty and conflict ..read more

With the steady development of the renewable energy sector in Latin America, this GT Alert presents significant recent advances in several countries in the region. Click here to read the full GT Alert ..read more

This GT Alert highlights news and updates on renewable energy in Latin America. Click here to read the full GT Alert ..read more

On May 21, 2021, Mexico’s Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) published in the Federal Official Gazette (DOF) Agreement number A/015/2021 by which the CRE complies with the Third Transitory of the “Decree amending the Thirteenth Transitory Article of the Hydrocarbons Law published in the Federal Official Gazette on August 11, 2014,” published in the DOF May 19, 2021. This GT Alert summarizes the Decree and shows the agreements no longer in effect as a consequence of the Decree ..read more

On April 26, 2021, the Decree amending several provisions of Mexico’s General Law of Sustainable Forestry Development was published in the Federal Official Gazette. The Decree is effective as of April 27. This GT Alert reviews the Decree’s amendments. Read the full GT Alert (English and Spanish ..read more

Greenberg Traurig’s Bill Garner, Energy & Natural Resources Practice Co-Chair, and Environmental Practice Shareholders Erick Hernández and Bernadette Rappold are hosting a webinar on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2021, to discuss the legal implications of cross-border energy and environmental matters between the U.S. and Mexico following the recent U.S. elections. Carlos Hernandez Gonzalez, national vice president of renewable energy at the Energy Commission of the Employers’ Confederation of the Mexican Republic (Coparmex), will moderate the discussion. Click here to register for the webinar. Topic ..read more

The original text of the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (“USMCA”) was amended by the Parties to the Agreement to clarify certain commitments made with respect to environmental and trade matters.  These amendments sought to clarify that the Agreements listed below could not be used to impair, modify or reduce the rights of investors and their investments made in accordance with the provisions of USMCA: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), done at Washington, March 3, 1973. Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete th ..read more

The Energy Regulatory Commission (Comisión Reguladora de Energía, “CRE”) published Mexican Official Standard (Norma Oficial Mexicana) NOM-107-CRE-2019, Methods for measuring variables to calculate the percentage of clean energy and compliance assessment procedure (the “NOM”). We discuss the background, purpose, scope of application, measurement methods, compliance assessment, and oversight authority of the CRE. Read the full GT Alert here.  ..read more

The Decree, from the Chamber of Deputies, provides that the Transition Strategy to Promote the Use of Cleaner Technologies and Fuels (Estrategia de Transición para Promover el Uso de Tecnologías y Combustibles más Limpios) issued by the Ministry of Energy, which contains policies and measures to promote the use of the country’s renewable energy resources, shall promote programs for energy generation from renewable sources in medium-term proposals for federal agencies and other federal public administration entities including in its movable and immovable assets. Read the full GT Alert here ..read more

This Mexico City GT Alert provides an update to our August 2019 alert, Latin America Renewable Energy: Calls for Public Bids. Click here for the full GT Alert, which provides updates on Latin America renewable energy public bids in Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, Chile, and the Dominican Republic ..read more