News

September news articles

The following articles about Costa Rica's climate change and carbon neutrality policies have appeared in the print news:

  1. UK Ambassador Tom Kennedy's "100 days" Letter urges students to write to government leaders.
  2. President Oscar Arias will present at UN Conference on Climate Change on 22 September. 
  3. Government issues plan to achieve carbon neutrality.
  4. Government strategy for carbon neutrality revealed.
  5. Council on Hemispheric Affairs discusses carbon controversies in Costa Rica.
  6. Chamber of Industries develops a climate change strategy.
  7. Laura Chinchilla supports carbon neutrality goal and clean technologies.
  8. Infrastructure and climate change - opinion piece by Patricia Campos.
  9. Climate Change likely to impact Costa Rica's biodiversity.
  10. Coherent intentions and actions - opinion piece by La Republica.
  11. Country will try to attract clean technologies.
  12. Let's start with a good example - opinion piece by Grettel Ortiz.
  13. Costa Rica urges companies to reduce environmental footprint.
  14. Few environmental achievements at UN summit.
  15. Unilateral actions on climate change - opinion piece by Alicia Barcena.
  16. Regional water resources conference focused on climate change.
  17. President Arias addresses UN general assembly on climate change.
  18. Companies quantify carbon footprint.
  19. On the edge of the abyss - opinion piece by Jose Manuel Barroso.
  20. Arias criticizes developed countries on climate change.
  21. Mother earth - opinion piece by Juan Manuel Villasuso.
  22. Nature Air wins National Geographic award.
  23. Golden opportunity - opinion piece by La Republica.
  24. Latin America awaits new protocol from Copenhagen meeting.
  25. Arias: clock is ticking on climate change.
  26. Environment will be key position for Patriotic Alliance Party.

 

La Republica newspaper article

La Republica, one of Costa Rica's business newspapers, wrote an article on our study of Costa Rica's growing greenhouse gas emissions.

Read the article at: http://www.larepublica.net/app/cms/www/index.php?pk_articulo=29164



 

Vuelta en U article

Vuelta en U, Costa Rica's most popular online news website for young people, wrote a long piece on our past efforts and future plans.

See the article at: http://www.vueltaenu.co.cr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11095

 

TV Channel 13: nightly news report

RTN Canal 13, one of Costa Rica's television stations, interviewed our several members of our team for their nightly news program.

See the video clip at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQqX8kfecOQ

 

La Nacion newspaper article

http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/agosto/26/aldea2069838.html

 

Amelia Rueda: initial interview

Here's the clip from today's radio interview with Amelia Rueda.  Amelia's show on Monumental Radio is one of Costa Rica's most listened morning shows. 

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Amelia Rueda: 2-hour interview

Radio interview with Amelia Rueda on Monumental Radio, one of Costa Rica’s most listened to morning shows

http://www.ameliarueda.com/2009/08/28/nuestra-voz-viernes-28-agosto-2009

AmCham: press release and seminar documents

http://www.amcham.co.cr/committees.php?CID=4

http://www.amcham.co.cr/news.php?NID=176

UK Embassy's Press Release

The United Kingdom's embassy in Costa Rica issued a press release on its website to memorialize the event it coordinated with the co2neutral2021 and the Lincoln School.  

Read more at: http://ukincostarica.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=News&id=20775187

 

Yale University: various news articles

Yale Daily News:

http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/scitech-news/2009/09/07/elis-work-carbon-policy/

School of Management:

http://www.mba.yale.edu/news_events/CMS/Articles/6950.shtml

School of Forestry and Environmental Science:

http://environment.yale.edu/news/5924

Center for Business and the Environment at Yale:

http://cbey.research.yale.edu/news/139/154/CO2Neutral2021-Future-Leaders-in-the-Fight-Against-Climate-Change