Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Policy Engagement Overview: The Asociación Mexicana de Empresas de Hidrocarburos (AMEXHI) appears to actively engage with climate policy in Mexico, predominantly opposing the energy transition away from fossil fuels. InfluenceMap did not detect public engagement from the association on specific climate regulations or climate policy in its top-line messaging in 2022-24.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: The Asociación Mexicana de Empresas de Hidrocarburos (AMEXHI) did not appear to engage with climate policy in its top-line messaging in 2022-24.
Engagement with Climate-Related Policy : InfluenceMap did not detect public engagement with specific climate regulations in 2022-24 from the Asociación Mexicana de Empresas de Hidrocarburos (AMEXHI).
Positioning on Energy Transition: The Asociación Mexicana de Empresas de Hidrocarburos (AMEXHI) appears to be strategically engaged in opposing the energy transition. The association consistently directly advocated to policymakers to increase the role of oil and gas in the Mexican energy mix in 2023. For example, in April 2023, October 2023 and December 2023 and the association advocated directly to Mexican policymakers the need to increase exploration and production of fossil fuels in Mexico. The Director General Merlin Cochran consistently supported new bidding and permitting rounds for hydrocarbon exploration in Mexico in 2023-24 for example, in July and March 2024. In August 2024, the President Alberto de la Fuente was reported to have advocated to the new Mexican President to explore fracking to produce more fossil gas. AMEXHI’s August 2024 position paper on Mexican Growth for 2030 stated that hydrocarbons, in particular fossil gas, are an ‘ally’ in the reduction of GHG emissions and a responsible energy transition while advocating for increased exploration and production of fossil fuels.