Claudia Sheinbaum, former mayor of Mexico City, is known for her environmental initiatives, such as electrifying public transport and installing solar arrays.
She faces significant challenges, including balancing environmental goals with economic demands and addressing issues of poverty, migration, and crime.
Key quote:
"Claudia is an environmental scientist and unlike her mentor, AMLO, believes in decarbonization and in boosting renewables."
— Shannon O’Neil, Mexico specialist at the Council on Foreign Relations
Climate scientists don't agree on what, if any, role global warming might be playing in a harsh end to winter. Arctic outbreaks of this year's severity occur naturally but are fairly uncommon.
The Greater Yellowstone area is facing two great threats – a rapidly warming climate and rapid population growth, says one of Montana State University’s leading scientists.
"We always look to the past and try to keep it the way it has been or try to fix it and put it back to what it used to be. Climate change is a challenge to that way of thinking."
