North American leaders see bright future in clean energy

The leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada pledged Tuesday to deepen regional economic integration and boost cooperation in clean energy, setting aside simmering trade tensions.Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador welcomed his US counterpart Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the National Palace in Mexico City for what is known as the “Three Amigos” summit.The three countries were working “to strengthen our cooperation on supply chains and critical minerals … to build the technologies of tomorrow right here in North America,” Biden said afterward.North America could become a “clean energy powerhouse” and a “global leader in addressing the climate crisis” through cooperation in areas such as electric vehicles, he added.Trudeau said that the region had an “enormous opportunity” to boost its economic resilience by building a “clean…

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