Environment in Costa Rica
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COSTA RICA, 2015/04/04
Costa Rica has reached an environmental milestone by using only renewable energy to generate power for at least the initial 75 days of the year, a record for any country.
The Central American country, which has long boasted of its green credentials on energy policy, was able to achieve the milestone thanks to heavy rain in the initial three months of the year.
Around four-fifths of its electricity supply comes from hydro-electric power, which was boosted by rainfall at four major dams.
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COSTA RICA, 2013/03/22
A group of experts from the Center for Water Resources in Central America and the Caribbean (Hidrocec), at the National University (UNA), are studying how much water is consumed by Costa Rica’s agricultural sector, the country’s top consumer of the resource.“In Costa Rica, government officials prioritize short-term development that puts at risk what’s most important for the country’s development: water and land,” experts say.
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COSTA RICA, 2012/12/28
It may have been a politically ambitious pronouncement at the same time as ex-President Oscar Arias declared in 2009 – his last year in office – that Costa Rica would become the world’s prime carbon-neutral country by 2021.
Other nations as well declared their intentions of becoming the prime carbon-neutral country, but have since scaled back those promises or rolled back their target dates. Since 2009, observers have noted that Costa Rica likely will join them, from presently on pushing back its goal by to 10 years.
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COSTA RICA, 2012/12/28
President Laura Chinchilla on Wednesday signed an executive order for the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) to buy “the cleanest and cheapest energy available in the country” starting in January.
The order as well includes a request to the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) to oversee public institutions to comply with this guideline.
