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Countries eye electric car future

Cape Verde wants clean cars to account for 100 percent of the market in 2035 while Costa Rica has set a 2050 date.

Acceleration of global warming ‘code red’ for humanity

The world must brace itself for worse -- potentially much worse -- to come as the climate changes, the report made clear.

President Alvarado meets with leader of upcoming UN climate talks

President Carlos Alvarado met this week with Alok Sharma, the British politician who will preside over the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26. 

‘Moderate to strong’ La Niña this year, UN says

La Niña typically causes an increase in rainfall in the Costa Rica's Central and Southern Pacific, and a decrease in rainfall in the southern Caribbean, according to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN).

‘Do it for our children,’ parents plead at UN climate meet

Costa Rica's President Carlos Alvarado made climate change personal.

United States formally starts withdrawal from Paris climate accord

Trump has cast the climate accord as elitist, saying when announcing his decision that he was "elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris."
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SINAC Issues Alert Over High Risk of Forest Fires in Costa Rica

The National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) has raised an alert because of the significant risk of forest fires in various areas of the...

Three Passengers Survive Light Aircraft Runway Incident at Punta Banco Aerodrome

A new light aircraft accident was reported in Costa Rica. On Wednesday afternoon, the aircraft carrying two tourists had an incident while landing at...

Costa Rica’s San Jose Airport Adding Electronic Immigration Gates

The Juan Santamaría International Airport announced an improvement that will ease passenger flow. Airport officials confirmed that electronic migratory gates (eGates) will be installed...