Costa Rica Launches 'Unprecedented' Plan to Fully Decarbonize by 2050

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By Climate NexusFeb 27, 2019, 1:19 pm163 pts
Costa Rica launched a plan this week to fully decarbonize the country by 2050, setting a goal of powering its electrical grid entirely with renewables by 2030 and aiming to aggressively increase the use of electric vehicles and buses. President Carlos Alvarado signed a decree Sunday laying out a roadmap with…

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