In 2026, the circular economy stopped being a green slogan and became a hard competitiveness issue: whoever secures materials, recycles and reuses better, and turns waste into industrial inputs wins on costs, resilience, and market access. For Mexico—deeply embedded in North American manufacturing—the question is no longer whether it should circularize its economy, but with whom it can accelerate. Australia emerges as a less obvious yet strategically powerful partner: it comb

2025 greets us with two certainties: extreme heat has become a structural factor of urban life, and public budgets—if deployed with precision—can redirect city economies toward resilience. In 2024, concrete advances set the pace. In Mexico, the Programa de Mejoramiento Urbano (Urban Improvement Program, PMU) closed the six-year administration with more than 1,300 public works projects in 193 municipalities, directly impacting 13.5 million people. These are not cosmetic number

As we enter 2025, urban mobility along the Mexico–U.S. border is at a turning point. Climate change, global energy pressures, and growing population demands in border cities have transformed public transit into an issue of climate security, economic development, and social cohesion. From Tijuana to El Paso and from Mexicali to Brownsville, local and state governments are embracing sustainable mobility solutions—like electric buses, intermunicipal bike lanes, and shared bicycl

In an increasingly urbanized world affected by climate change, smart water management has become a strategic priority for major cities. By 2025, cities like Guadalajara and Phoenix have positioned themselves as hemispheric leaders in the search for technological, economic, and political solutions to water scarcity. Despite their different contexts, both cities share a common challenge: ensuring access to water in rapidly growing urban areas facing extreme temperatures, prolon

In 2025, the development of public transportation infrastructure has emerged as one of the most critical strategies to ensure competitiveness, sustainability, and social cohesion in major metropolitan areas across Mexico and the United States. With rapid urbanization in both countries—over 81% of Americans and 79% of Mexicans live in urban zones—the need for more efficient, integrated, and eco-friendly public transit systems has become a binational priority. As cities face gr