As the Bonn climate talks begin, John Vidal speaks to former president José María Figueres about Costa Rica’s journey towards sustainability Say the name Figueres in Costa Rica and it’s bound to get a reaction. José “Don Pepe” Figueres led the 1948 revolution, was president three times, nationalised the banks and gave women and black [...]
Most tourists excitedly Google ‘weather’ when looking to book a holiday. Even more so when it comes to Costa Rica. The country’s weather has always been a mystery to first time holidaymakers. Boasting a tropical clime that is sometimes hard to categorise, experts have done their best to classify it into two categories. The dry [...]
by MERCEDES R. AGUERO The Garabito thermal power plant complicates the goal of Costa Rica to become the first carbon neutral country in the world in 2021. The plant, which will have an installed capacity of 200 megawatts, will burn 122 million liters of fuel to produce electricity in 2010. This will involve producing about [...]
by TCRN Staff A conflict over expropriation has slowed the construction of the hydroelectric plant Toro III and raised its cost by $ 2 million. The construction is being developed in Venice, canton of San Carlos, Alajuela, by the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) and the Management Board of Electric Service in Carthage (JASEC). It [...]
by TCRN Staff Action taken by the Costa Rican Airline Nature Air to offset their carbon footprint has been recognized and rewarded by National Geographic. According to the cable news agency EFE, National Geographic Washington announced Tuesday the projects that were selected in the competition on tourism innovation for the benefit of local communities and [...]
By Shane Brennan The dreams of the Global Renewable Energy Education Network Team transformed into reality over winter break when their renewable energy program in Costa Rica launched its pilot session. Students landed at the San Jose airport on Jan. 5 and spent 12 days learning and applying renewable energy ideas, enjoying the environment and giving [...]
by Chrissie Long Costa Rica’s carbon neutrality goal received a stamp of approval from the United States government on Wednesday, when embassy officials announced the opening of an energy efficiency center in the Central Valley. The center, which will be run out of the University of Costa Rica, “will advance the path toward a cleaner [...]
By Mike McDonald The Copenhagen Climate Change Summit’s host nation, Denmark, threw the first concrete financial aid figures on the negotiating table on Wednesday that could help countries such as Costa Rica protect their environment. Pending a firm global deal and promises of fair aid numbers from other developed nations, the Danish government announced it [...]
The tiny country of Costa Rica has giant plans to help change the world for the better, but for that to happen, serious issues need to be looked at closely. Next month, the world will converge in Copenhagen for the United Nation Climate Change Conference and Costa Rica is proposing a similar carbon capture program [...]
By Alister Doyle Norway, Costa Rica and the Maldives are struggling with high costs and technological hurdles to stay in the world’s most exclusive club for fighting climate change — seeking to cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero. The United Nations is praising their “carbon neutrality” targets before a U.N. summit on Dec. 7-18 [...]
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