Sustainability of the Energy Sector in Mexico from 2000 to 2020

Abstract

Mexican government has sought a balance, through various public policies, regarding economic growth and social welfare and having a minimum impact on the environment. The objective of this article is to evaluate whether the energy supply in Mexico has become more sustainable between 2000 and 2020, a fundamental premise for any energy system. The analysis is based on a methodological combination of those approaches adopted by the Latin American Energy Organization and those by the World Energy Council, which are international institutions of great prestige in the Energy field. Even though results obtained by several authors show advances and setbacks, the overall result has been a notorious setback in terms of sustainability. These results were compared with those published by the World Energy Council and some notable differences were observed. Analyzed authors conclude that more accurate, effective and sustained public policies are required in the long term to make the energy supply increasingly sustainable in Mexico.