US President Joe Biden is holding meetings with Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Mexico City. The North American leaders are discussing migration and illegal drugs. But investments in renewable energy and trade will also dominate talks. Lopez Obrador has proposed a massive solar project but he wants Mexico’s state-owned utility to run them, which the US and Canada say is a violation of trade agreements. Michael Fox reports that all the parties want clean energy, but Biden and Truduea are likely going to play hardball.
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