Theoretical Approach to the Energy Transition in Mexico

Abstract

Global warming and its impact on the planet's climate change has serious consequences at the present, but in the future the forecasts are even more gloomy, threatening all known forms of life. As a result of this concern, the United Nations (UN) has so far held 28 annual meetings called COPS, where agreements have been signed to limit the increase in the planet's global temperature to 1.5º C with respect to pre-industrial levels (United Nations Organization, 2015, page 3). The present work carries out a theoretical approach to determine if the substitution of the various sources of clean energy represents a disruptive technological, social, economic and environmental change whose objective is to avoid the trend in the increase in the temperature of the planet, through the analysis of the diverse literature in search of the predominant features of these types of clean energy and to be able to describe the country's situation regarding the energy transition. The results show that in Mexico efforts are being made to advance in the medium and long term towards an energy transition and comply with the commitments signed worldwide, however, during this process various social conflicts have been observed in the locations where these energy projects clean are carried out.