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Costa Rica

A man walking past the IMF headquarters

IMF approves first batch of climate resilience loans

Five countries had loan packages approved under the IMF’s first sustainability fund, but concerns remain about whether it will boost resilience for the most vulnerable nations 

Costa Rican environment minister, Franz Tattenbach, ahead of COP27.

Costa Rica backs away from leading oil and gas phaseout coalition

Costa Rica, a founding member of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance, won’t prioritize it at Cop27 climate talks after a change of government

We have set an end date for oil and gas production. The world should follow

We have set an end date for oil and gas production. The world should follow

We, Costa Rica and Denmark, are moving beyond oil. To meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, we encourage friends and allies to do the same

I am proud to have negotiated the Paris Agreement, at my first UN summit

I am proud to have negotiated the Paris Agreement, at my first UN summit

Five years on from the landmark talks in Paris, multilateralism and dialogue continue to be the way forward for countries to meet their climate promises

'Solidarity economy': Indigenous women run WhatsApp food swap in Costa Rica

‘Solidarity economy’: Indigenous women run WhatsApp food swap in Costa Rica

The Cabécar community is combining traditional customs and modern technology to cope with pandemic and climate change pressures on food security

Costa Rica targets electric cars and forest growth in 2050 climate strategy

Costa Rica targets electric cars and forest growth in 2050 climate strategy

President Carlos Alvarado Quesada has launched an economy-wide plan to slash his country’s greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century

Costa Rica president-elect promises to lead the country towards an oil-free future

Costa Rica president-elect promises to lead the country towards an oil-free future

Carlos Alvarado Quesada is promising to replace petrol and diesel in the transport system with clean energy, comparing the task to abolishing the army

Costa Rica bids for world’s cleanest transport system

Costa Rica bids for world’s cleanest transport system

With a 98% renewable power grid, Costa Rica is turning its climate efforts to dirty transport, with public companies promoting electric vehicles

Brazil's coffee growers face bleak future as world warms

Brazil’s coffee growers face bleak future as world warms

Small-scale farmers who produce most of the world’s coffee beans face reductions in crop yield and quality as a result of rising temperatures and extreme weather

Christiana Figueres launches UN secretary general bid

Christiana Figueres launches UN secretary general bid

Costa Rican says she will keep vow to protect world’s most vulnerable if she is appointed to New York post later this year

Climate vulnerable states despair of rich, launch finance plan

Climate vulnerable states despair of rich, launch finance plan

NEWS: V20 coalition launched in Lima this week says it will raise funds for climate adaptation projects and develop a collective insurance scheme

Costa Rica is green and growing despite climate concerns

COMMENT: Costa Rica is vulnerable to climate change but benefits from green policies, writes environment minister

Carbon neutrality: a hard sell in Costa Rica

Carbon neutrality: a hard sell in Costa Rica

COMMENT: Politicians love the idea of a zero carbon future, but few can explain how to get there, argues Monica Araya

Mexico on course to break clean energy records

Mexico on course to break clean energy records

NEWS: New data from Bloomberg offers positive outlook for Central America renewables investments

Monica Araya: governments can say no to fossil fuels

Monica Araya: governments can say no to fossil fuels

The fossil fuel lobby has a disproportionate influence on world leaders, but they are not as powerless as they pretend

Costa Rica debates new climate change law

Costa Rica debates new climate change law

Bill could see creation of National Climate Change Committee and legally binding decarbonisation targets

Costa Rica sacks climate advisor for criticising China oil loan

Costa Rica sacks climate advisor for criticising China oil loan

Government asked Monica Araya to leave climate change team after publicly criticising a $1bn deal with China to finance a new oil refinery, a move Araya says could lead to oil exploration in Costa Rica

Greens must learn to talk like bankers says former Costa Rica minister

Greens must learn to talk like bankers says former Costa Rica minister

Talking to finance ministers in a language they understand, money, is key to driving action says Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Costa Rica’s former Environment and Energy Minister.

Costa Rica's youth eye a carbon neutral future

Costa Rica’s youth eye a carbon neutral future

Youth Profile #14: Costa Rica is one of the world’s smaller countries, but in the world of climate change it stands tall – led by a dynamic youth movement

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