Mexico, the second largest crude oil producer in the Latin America and Caribbean region only behind Brazil, is seemingly caught in an epic battle to stop declining oil production while simultaneously caught in another trying to halt rising gas flaring and its intensity. Despite the efforts, Mexico is losing its war against global warming on all fronts. Last year Mexico ranked eighth in the world in terms of total gas flaring volumes, according to data published in May 2022 by the World Bank's Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR), making it a particular country of concern for the GGFR amid significant flaring increases in recent years. Mexico's continued ranking amongst the top 10 flaring countries worldwide is alarming considering its commitment to the World Bank's Zero Routine Flaring by 2030 Initiative, which "commits governments and companies to not routinely flare gas in any new oilfield development and to end routine flaring in existing oil fields as soon as possible and no later than 2030."
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