Costa Rica's Zero-Carbon Plan Could Be a Model for the World

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• Episode: Costa Rica's Zero-Carbon Plan Could Be a Model for the World
• Website: WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More
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• Duration: 00:06:06
• Published: 2019-03-25 16:06

Carlos Alvarado Quesada has heard all the naysayers before. In February, the 39-year-old president of Costa Rica committed to ridding the country of fossil fuels by 2050. If successful, Alvarado's plan could make Costa Rica the first zero-emissions country. But with a population of a mere 5 million, this leafy Central American nation is not a major contributor to the world's climate crisis.