Costa Rica Nears Carbon-Neutral Goal
- by crv.staff
- 28.07.10
- 7:45 AM UTC
- Filed in Costa Rica
Source : Inside Costa Rica
In its August issue (released this week), International Living magazine reports that Costa Rica is nearing a goal it set for itself in 2007, to be carbon-neutral in time for the country’s 200th birthday in 2021.
Three years after making that pledge, Costa Rica is practically there. It already produces 90% of its electricity from renewable sources – mostly hydro power, wind and geothermal. Next, it will add solar to the mix, introduce electric trains and buses, move to clean bio-diesel and bio-ethanol fuel for cars, and help reforest its jungles.
Costa Rica is a world leader on green issues, with more than a quarter of its territory devoted to protected areas like national parks and biological reserves.
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