What will it take for New Mexico to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy?
What will it take for New Mexico to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy? Climate change is another ‘pandemic’ the entire world is facing and will have to confront its severe ‘symptoms and variants’ in the future. The effects of our earth’s temperature increasing are the symptoms will have to take on, since little to no action has been taken to overturn these future effects. New Mexico is experiencing climate change through longer droughts and rising temperatures. As of 2021 , this caused fires, agricultural shortages, decreased water supply, and reduction in biodiversity. More recently, Mora County experienced a 100-mile pasture wildfire this year. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions contribute to the warming of the earth and other symptoms of climate change. Like other states in the US, New Mexico contributes to the nation’s GHG emissions through its reliance on oil and gas, and other nonrenewable energies. The state produces about 113.6 million metric tons (MMT) of gre