A History of Energy in Mexico

From Cornfields to Solar Farms

Philip L. Russell

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Routledge
15 September 2025

History of the Americas; The environment

This volume synthesizes energy history in Mexico from pre-Conquest times to the present. It traces human development from a low-energy, sustainable existence to fossil fuel-based non-sustainability.

The book familiarizes readers with different energy sources, what the advantages and disadvantages of each source are, and how the importance of each energy source has changed over time. From early agricultural beginnings and Spanish-introduced energy innovations to the rise of coal and oil, the volume analyzes how evolving energy sources produced sweeping environmental and social change. It also studies economic history from the approach of the emerging field of biophysical economics, recognizing the often-overlooked role of energy in Mexico’s development. Linking this development to climate change, the book discusses the ways in which Mexico and the Global South are impacted by this crisis, despite doing little to cause climate change themselves. Later chapters inform readers of how energy issues have shaped U.S.–Mexican relations throughout the twentieth century and into today.

A History of Energy in Mexico will be of value to students of environmental, economic, and Mexican history as well as political scientists, economists, and anthropologists.

By: Philip L. Russell
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 278g
ISBN: 9781041027089
ISBN 10: 1041027087
Pages: 142
Publication Date: 15 September 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Philip L. Russell is an independent historian based in the United States. He is Editor of the Mexico Energy News and has written eight books, six of which are about Mexico. He has also written on Mexico in publications ranging from Mexico City’s La Jornada to the New York Times. He was an interpreter for the National Science Foundation's effort to locate monarch butterfly overwintering sites and has led a Sierra Club trip and mountain bike tours to Mexico. Russell twice served as an official Mexican presidential election observer.