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2,000 migrants continue walk through southern Mexico

grants, thousands of whom nearby village of Alvaro Ob- and National Guard have
reached the U.S. border regon Saturday before stop- broken up smaller attempts
around Del Rio, Texas in ping to rest for the night at a at similar breakouts earlier
September. baseball field. this year.

Tens of thousands of mi- José Antonio, a migrant from In August, National Guard
grants from Honduras, El Honduras who did not want troops in riot gear blocked
Salvador and Haiti have been to give his last name because several hundred Haitians,
waiting in the southern city he fears it could affect his Cubans and Central Ameri-
of Tapachula, near the Guate- case, said he had been waiting cans who set out walking on
malan border, for refugee or in Tapachula for two months a highway from Tapachula.
asylum papers that might al- for an answer on his request
low them to travel, but have for some sort of visa. Mexico requires migrants ap-
grown tired of delays in the plying for humanitarian visas
process. “They told me I had to wait or asylum to remain in the
because the appointments border state of Chiapas, next
(AP) — A group of about and El Salvador, many were On the first day of their were full,” said the construc- to Guatemala, for their cases
2,000 mainly Central accompanied by small chil- march, the migrants pushed tion worker. “There is no to be processed.
American migrants con- dren. past a line of state police who work there (in Tapachula), so
tinued their mass exodus were trying to stop them. out of necessity I joined this In January, a larger caravan of
from the southern Mexico By midday on the second day group.” migrants tried to leave Hon-
city of Tapachula Sunday, of their march they reached There were minor scuffles duras but was blocked from
reaching a town about 16 the town of Huehuetan, in and a small child suffered a He said he hopes to make it crossing Guatemala.
miles (26 kms) away. southern Chiapas state. slight head wound, but the to the northern city of Mon-
migrants continued on their terrey to find work, adding The marches are reminis-
Migrants walked in the early Unlike previous marches, way. “We’ll go on, day by day, to cent, but nowhere near as
morning, starting out before the one that started Satur- get as far as we can.” large, as the migrant caravans
dawn, to avoid the burning day from Tapachula did not They made it only a few that crossed Mexico in 2018
heat. Mostly from Honduras include as many Haitian mi- miles (kilometers) to the Police, immigration agents and 2019.

Saudi Arabia pledges 2060 target of net-zero emissions

(AP) — One of the world’s larg- and the European Union have aimed emissions. Experts say sharp cuts are Gulf oil producers argue against the
est oil producers, Saudi Arabia, for 2050. needed worldwide as soon as possible rapid phasing out of fossil fuels by
announced Saturday it aims to In making the announcement, ana- to ensure the world has a chance of saying that a hurried shift would hurt
reach “net zero” greenhouse gas lysts say the kingdom ensures its capping global warming at 1.5 degrees low-income nations and populations
emissions by 2060, joining more continued seat at the table in global Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) as that lack access to basic energy. Saudi
than 100 countries in a global ef- climate change talks. Saudi Arabia agreed in the 2015 Paris accord. Arabia also advocates for language
fort to try and curb man-made has pushed back against those who that refers to greenhouse gases, a bas-
climate change. say fossil fuels must be urgently The kingdom — home to roughly ket that includes more than just fossil
phased out, warning that a premature 17% of proven petroleum reserves — fuels.
Although the kingdom will aim to switch could lead to price volatility supplies some 10% of global oil de-
reduce emissions within its own and shortages. Recently leaked docu- mand. As OPEC’s heavyweight, Sau- “We believe that carbon capture, utili-
borders, there is no indication Saudi ments show how the kingdom and di Arabia holds tremendous influence zation and storage, direct air capture,
Arabia will slow down investments other nations are lobbying behind the over energy markets and can pressure hydrogen and low carbon fuel are the
in oil and gas or relinquish sway over scenes ahead of the COP26 summit other producers to fall in line, as seen things that will develop the neces-
energy markets by moving away from to change language around emissions. last year when the kingdom trig- sary ingredients to really make sure
the production of fossil fuels. Energy gered a price war that successfully got this effort will be inclusive,” Prince
exports form the backbone of Saudi In transitioning domestically, the Russia to curb its production amid a Abdulaziz said of the global energy
Arabia’s economy, despite efforts to kingdom could also take the oil and slowdown in demand from the pan- transition.
diversify revenue as the world in- gas that it subsidizes locally and allo- demic.
creasingly looks to transition away cate it as a more lucrative export to Earlier this month, the United Arab
from reliance on fossil fuels. The China and India, where demand is Saudi Arabia said the transition to net Emirates — another major Gulf Arab
country is forecast to make $150 bil- expected to grow in the coming years. zero carbon emissions “will be deliv- energy producer — announced it too
lion in revenue this year from oil ered in a manner that preserves the would join the “net zero” club of na-
alone. “The kingdom’s economic growth is kingdom’s leading role in enhancing tions by 2050. The UAE, home to the
driven by export of its energy sourc- the security and stability of global en- region’s first nuclear power plant, did
The announcement, made by Crown es. It’s no state secret,” Saudi En- ergy markets.” not announce specifics on how it will
Prince Mohammed bin Salman in ergy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin reach this target.
scripted remarks at the start of the Salman said at the forum in Riyadh.
kingdom’s first-ever Saudi Green
Initiative Forum, was timed to make Saudi Arabia says it will reach net-
a splash before the start of the glob- zero through a so-called “Carbon
al COP26 climate conference be- Circular Economy” approach, which
ing held in Glasgow, Scotland. The advocates “reduce, reuse, recycle and
prince vowed Saudi Arabia will plant remove.” It is an unpopular strategy
450 million trees and rehabilitate among climate change activists be-
huge swaths of land by 2030, reduc- cause it touts still unreliable carbon
ing more than 270 million tons of capture and storage technologies
carbon emissions a year and attempt- rather than honing in on the phasing
ing to turn the landlocked city of Ri- out of fossil fuels.
yadh into a more sustainable capital.
The announcement provided few de-
The kingdom joins the ranks of Rus- tails on how the kingdom will cut its
sia and China on their stated net-zero emissions in the short- and medium
target date of 2060. The United States term, including when it will peak its