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Mexico
- History and Objectives
- Phase 1: Co-Control Analysis (February 2003)
- Phase 2: Co-Benefits (August 2003)
- Phase 3: Cost-Benefit Analysis of BRT (2007)
- Phase 4: National Co-Benefits Study (Ongoing)
- Documents
- Links
History and Objectives
Work on the IES-Mexico program in Mexico City began in February 2002. The initial project was designed to improve analysis of measures under consideration in PROAIRE, the Metropolitan Environmental Commission’s (CAM) set of policy measures for addressing local air quality in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA) from 2002-2010, and add consideration of associated greenhouse gases (GHGs) to that analysis.
Subsequent IES-Mexico activities have extended this work to explore measures beyond PROAIRE and beyond the MCMA. Now in its fourth phase of work, the goals of IES-Mexico continue to include the following:
- Building capacity in Mexico for integrated environmental and economic assessment using quantitative tools.
- Using quantitative tools to estimate the integrated benefits of relevant policy and technology measures impacting emissions of GHGs.
- Providing results and tools with relevance to the decision-making process regarding emissions controls in Mexico to policymakers.
Phase 1: Co-Control Analysis
The first phase of work in Mexico, the “co-control” phase, was designed to build capacity in Mexico for addressing the problems of urban air pollution and associated GHG emissions in an integrated manner. The study analyzed the relative cost-effectiveness of different combinations of measures.
Phase 2: Co-Benefits
In Phase 2, co-benefits, the IES team examined in greater detail five priority measures and expanded the analysis to include an assessment of the measures impacts on air quality and health. The conventional pollutants considered were particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) and ozone (O3). The GHGs considered were carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O).
Phase 3: Cost-Benefit Analysis of BRT
In Phase 3, cost-benefit analysis of BRT, the IES Mexico team focused on quantifying the costs and benefits of a new bus rapid transit (BRT) system.
Phase 4: National Co-Benefits Study
Phase 4 of IES-Mexico is currently underway in Mexico and will use national-level emissions inventories for local (CO, NOx, SO2, VOCs, and PM2.5) and GHG (CO2, N2O, and CH4) emissions to conduct a national-level co-benefits analysis.
Documents
Contains documents generated through the IES-Mexico analysis
Links
National Institute of Ecology of Mexico (INE) 
INE is a decentralized body of the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources created in June 2001 to promote and coordinate research on environmental issues in order to provide data, ideas, proposals, and technical input for decision-making to support environmental and natural resources management. It is the lead in-country partner for the IES-Mexico program.
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Integrated Environmental Strategies-Mexico
This is a Web page (in Spanish) describing the IES-Mexico program.