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Mexico was the second nation to develop its own national climate change policy. It was well before the Paris Agreement took place. It was conceived as part of a foreign affairs strategy that aimed at locating this country as facilitator between developed and developing nations. As a consequence, home politics gained considerable momentum, resulting in a series of policy instruments that have not proved decisive, or adequate, to contribute tackling climate change. Instead, contradictory views have been expressed, as fossil fuel energy has been promoted, despite of the acknowledgement and urgency to transit to renewable energy sources. Then, Mexico boasted about being the first developing country to submit its Climate Action Plan ahead of the COP21. During the event, this country joined the High Ambition Coalition that proved decisive to get the final push for the Paris Agreement. However, the insistence to preserve the status quo remains back home. These inconsistencies set the context to analyse the political discourse of the Mexican government both in terms of climate change commitments, through its pledges, and the subtle approach to remain linked to fossil fuel energy.