Nuevo Léon Carbon Emissions Analysis

One of the fastest industrial growing regions in the country, Nuevo León, has a harsh problem regarding pollutant emissions, being the electrical energy generation industry liable for most of them. An analysis over several years is presented, which involves evaluating emissions and proposing mitigation techniques. The study focuses on specific industries in the electric power generation sector and their carbon dioxide emissions. Furthermore, diverse technological and non-technological options for emissions reduction are provided, along with corresponding cost and carbon benefit evaluations. After analyzing various emission reduction options, this study identifies the most effective strategy for implementation in the selected region. Using a decision matrix, seven categories (initial investment, viability, annual CO2e emission reduction, annual energy production, marginal cost, law approval) were used to compare and classify the effectiveness of the proposals. Because of its availability, cost and energy production it was able to pinpoint “policy and regulations” and “solar panels” as the most competent options.