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BOLANOS GUERRA, Bernardo. Mario Molina: pioneer of environmental justice. Educ. quím [online]. 2021, vol.32, n.spe, pp.43-54.  Epub 28-Fev-2022. ISSN 0187-893X.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fq.18708404e.2021.4.80331.

During his life, Mario Molina did not shy away from participating in institutions and campaigns aimed at obtaining regulations and laws that sought to guarantee a healthy environment. Molina participated from the University Council of UNAM to the negotiations to reach the Montreal Protocol. It contributed to: defining justice in terms of air quality standards through vehicle control and metropolitan coordination, developing laws and institutions in charge of tackling climate change, as well as understanding the aerosol transmission of COVID-19. During his public interventions in the media, Molina sought not to be associated with a political party or ideology, but he did not hesitate to criticize decisions of authorities and companies that lacked a scientific evidence base. Molina founded and chaired in Mexico, since 2004, the Mario Molina Center, an institution for research and promotion of public policies. From this think tank or group of experts, strategic studies were carried out on air quality, renewable energy and climate change that transformed environmental justice in the country.

Palavras-chave : Mario Molina; investigation; public politics; environmental justice.