Report: New Mexico’s Oil & Gas Boom Undermines the State’s Climate Goals

February 13, 2020By David TurnbullBlog Post, Press Releases

A new report released today by Oil Change International and partners finds that New Mexico’s projected oil and gas production is entirely out of sync with the action necessary to prevent catastrophic climate change. The report analyzes the full climate impact of New Mexico’s oil and gas extraction, and finds that the state’s goals of reducing emissions will be completely undermined by continued expansion of oil and gas.