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Renewables, electrification and efficiency the ideal scenario to combat climate change

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It is becoming cheaper to invest in new solar, wind and hydroelectric plants.
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Climate Change

Costa Rica inaugurates country’s largest solar park

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Costa Rica on Saturday inaugurated the country’s largest solar park, which the government says will provide electricity to 5,000 homes.
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Electricity

Almost all of Costa Rica’s energy has come from renewable sources since 2014

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Just 1.47 percent of Costa Rica’s electricity from June 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018 used fossil fuels.
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Business

Power overload in Panama causes outage in Costa Rica

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Traffic Police Director Mario Calderón reported that there were 71 accidents during the power outage throughout the country.
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Costa Rica

MOPT: Half of San José’s traffic lights will be solar-powered by year’s end

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MOPT seeks to replace all traffic lights in the Greater Metropolitan Area with solar-powered systems by 2022.
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Business

Ombudsman’s Office opposes hikes in electricity rates for CNFL

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The Ombudsman's Office called the hike petition excessive and said it would affect both households and businesses.
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Vatican Confirms Pope Francis Remains Under Critical Care

Pope Francis, 88, remains in "critical condition" and his "prognosis is currently reserved," the Vatican reported Saturday night, at the beginning of the second...
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Tragic Capsizing Off Panama as Migrant Boat Sinks with Child Fatality

A boat carrying 19 migrants from Venezuela and Colombia, along with two Indigenous Panamanian crew members, capsized in Caribbean waters off Panama on Friday...
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Costa Rica’s Role in U.S. Deportations Sparks Debate

Costa Rica received a group of 135 migrants, who were transferred to the Center for Temporary Attention of Migrants (CATEM) at the Southern Border...
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