# Border Environment Cooperation Commission

Climate Change Initiative

What has BECC accomplished with the regional

Climate Change Initiatives ?

• Inventories : Promote, develop and c onclude the “Green

House Gas Climate Change Inventories” for the six Mexican

border states

.

• Homogenization : A uniform methodology was used for

both sides of the border and t he Mexican state inventories

were validated by federal Mexican environmental agencies

such as the Instituto Nacional de Ecologia (INE)

.

• Local Capacity Building : A series of workshops for the

development of the s tate Climate Action Plans were held

for the six Mexican states via three separate simultaneous

workshops in eight border cities with approximately 300

participants

.

Who are the main partners in the development of the BECC Climate Change Initiative?

• State governments, universities and public and private organizations.

• Mexican federal agencies such as SEMARNATand INE, who verified that national policies and objectives were met.

• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through Border 2012 Program funds

.

• The Center for Climate Strategies (CCS ).

How does BECC support the implementation of the Border Region State Climate Action Plans?

• Identification, development, certification and construction of environmental infrastructure projects related to climate

change mitigation and adaptation, through the BECC certification and North American Development Bank funding

processes.

• Support for project planning and development of the Border 2012 Work Groups. 

### Border Region

• 3000 Km border line

• 2.6 million Km 2



### • 83 million residents in 10 States

• The GDP of the 10 Border States

represents approximately 25% of

the respective national GDP.



# Relevant Green House Gases Data

• In 2005 the six M exican border states emitted a total of 141.3 MTMCO 2 e ( i.e . 21.7% of the national emissions, with

only 17.6% of the total population ).

• For 2025 the gross GHG e missions projected are 225.7 MTMCO 2 e ( i.e. 31% of the national GHG emissions with only

19.4% of the nation’s population).



### Per

- capita Gross Emissions

Based on Consumption

# Mexican State Climate Action Plans

Border Environment Cooperation Commission

Support for the 1 st 

### Phase of the Baja California, Coahuila and Sonora State Climate Action Plans

1. EPA Border 2012 funds administered by BECC were used to hire in 2010 The Center for Climate Strategies (CCS) to

support the 1 st Phase of the State Climate Action Plans related to mitigation

.

2. The 1 st Phase consisted in the selection of public policies with the participation of academic institutions, civil society

organizations and local experts in climate change

.

3. A total of 134 mitigation policies were identified in the three States

.

4. Of the 134 mitigation policies 43 of them, or 32 %

, coincide in each state

. For example : Energy Efficiency Programs,

Public Buildings and Street Lighting, Incentives for development of Alternative Energies, Public Transport

Modernization, Urban Light Rail Systems, Traffic Control Infrastructure, Vehicle Verification Programs, Methane

Management in Rural Farms

, etc

. )

5. From the 134 policies identified, 53 have a potential for BECC projects certification ; 29 of these policies have a high

potential of projects for BECC certification ( 22 % of the total), which indicates a high probability of requiring BECC

technical assistance and NADB financing

.



### Participants in the Selection of Mitigation Policies

for Baja California, Sonora and Coahuila State Climate Action Plans

1. A total of 147 individuals participated in the work groups discussion and analysis of the mitigation policies

.

2. The Advisory Groups were responsible for deciding the preferred public policies

. The Groups had a total of 78 high quality members that included

Academics, Businessmen/women, Representatives of all three levels of Government ; Non

- governmental Organizations, Civil Society Groups,

Professional Associations and Legislators

.

3. The Technical Work Groups, were responsible for discussing and analyzing the selected policies from an expert perspective

. These groups would

make recommendations to the Advisory Groups

. 

### Policies with high potential

for projects certification by

BECC Total of Policy

Options Selected

Participants in

Advisory Groups and

Technical Work Groups Cross sectional policy

elements (24)

Transport and urban

development (25) Residential,

commercial and

industrial

(25) Energy generation (23) 

### Selected Public Policies in the (3) Mexican States

Agriculture,

cattle, forest

and waste (37) 18%

19%

19% 27% 17%