The proposed federal budget for the year 2026 amounts to 10.1 trillion pesos; however, of that amount, only 44 million 64 thousand pesos were allocated for environmental protection. Despite this being a global-scale challenge and the clear insufficiency of resources, the federal deputy for Nuevo León, Eduardo Gaona, presented an initiative to reform the General Law on Climate Change regarding the budget for adaptation and mitigation of this phenomenon. The legislator from the Citizen Movement denounced that the budget allocated for this cause has suffered constant cuts, which prevents a frontal and effective fight against the problem. Gaona warned about the consequences of these budget reductions in the context of Mexico's obligations abroad. "These cuts generate increasingly complex challenges and move our nation further away from the international commitments adopted," he noted. The urgency of having sufficient resources is accentuated by the fact that the country is facing increasingly devastating natural phenomena, such as frequent forest fires, stronger hurricanes, prolonged droughts, and growing pressure on water systems. Currently, Mexico is far from meeting the climate objectives set at the global level. To reverse this trend, the deputy's initiative proposes empowering the Federation to establish budgets that do not lose their real value due to inflation. "That is why we propose that it be an attribution of the Federation to formulate and propose real and fair budgets, never below the recorded inflation rate, to combat the country's vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change," he said. He added that it is also sought that climate-related spending be governed by criteria of progressiveness and sustainability, ensuring that adaptation and mitigation actions have solid and constant funding over time.
