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Ethanol: an intermediate step towards electromobility in Latin America?

Tico Times - April 16, 2023

Environment

UN Aims to Forge New Way of Tracking Greenhouse Gases

Costa Rica

Costa Rican Congress Abandons Escazu Agreement on Environment

Costa Rica

Electric Cars in Costa Rica: Is it possible to drive from coast to coast?

Conservation

Costa Rican Environmentalists Asks for Endangered Shark Protection

Ileana Fernandez -

A marine conservation group calls for defense of hammerhead, silky and thresher shark species in Costa Rica. Specifically, they ask current President Carlos Alvarado,...

Environment

Cities Worldwide Dim Lights to Mark Earth Hour

The Tico Times -

From Singapore to Buenos Aires, cities around the world turned off their lights Saturday to mark Earth Hour, with this year's event highlighting the...

Costa Rica

The Costa Rica Strategy to Reduce Greenhouse Gas in Farming

Ileana Fernandez -

Costa Rica has approximately 1.6 million head of cattle, according to The National Institute of Statistics and Census’ (INEC) latest National Agricultural Survey. This...

Environment

What is the Environmental Impact of Cryptocurrency?

The Tico Times -

Cryptocurrency is a popular phenomenon in the 21st century. Since its inception into the world as an established idea in 2009, it has become...

Climate Change

Deforestation, climate change making outdoor work unsafe: study

AFP -

A double-blow of forest destruction and climate change has caused temperatures to soar in many tropical locations, making outdoor work unsafe for millions of...

Costa Rica

Costa Rica and the Crystal Waters Project

Kyle Hence -

When hundreds of tribes and thousands of supporters gathered at Standing Rock in the U.S. midwest to protest a pipeline that threatened the local...

Climate Change

Thunberg denounces COP26 deal, UN chief warns ‘catastrophe’ close

AFP -

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned of an impending "climate catastrophe", while environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg dismissed Saturday's COP26 climate conference deal as "blah,...

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