Trump Scraps EPA Climate Rule as MX ESG Bond Debuts

This week in sustainability news: US President Donald Trump revoked the Environmental Protection Agency’s Endangerment Finding, a 2009 determination that established the legal foundation for federal limits on climate pollution from vehicles, power plants and oil and gas operations.

Meanwhile, Mexican leasing company Active Leasing placed a MX$750 million (US$43.75 million) sustainability-linked bond on the Bolsa Institucional de Valores (BIVA).

Separately, Sostenibilidad Global, CalSTART and The Climate Group launched a new platform aimed at improving coordination and decision-making to accelerate the adoption of medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles.

Mexico has launched Playground de Electromovilidad, a platform designed to improve coordination and decision-making to accelerate the adoption of medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles (EVs). The initiative is a joint effort by Sostenibilidad Global, CalSTART and The Climate Group. The platform will provide practical learning tools and shared infrastructure to support corporate decision-making. Ricardo García Coyne of CalSTART, Isabel Studer of Sostenibilidad Global and Killian Dorier of The Climate Group formally signed the initiative. “Although there are still significant challenges in this sector, electrification is advancing internationally faster than projected. Each year, targets become more ambitious because technology evolves more rapidly than expected,” García Coyne said.