Costa Rica: A climate success story • FRANCE 24 English

In the space of just a few years, the small Central American nation of Costa Rica has become a global laboratory for decarbonisation. Costa Rica is the world's only tropical country that has managed to reverse the process of deforestation: forests now cover more than half its surface. It’s also one of the few countries to get almost all its electricity (99 percent) from renewable sources. Costa Rica's inspiring and bold example reflects badly on major world powers, which have considerably more resources available to achieve their climate goals. Our regional correspondents Laurence Cuvillier and Matthieu Comin report.
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[@arielalonsofernandezcorder6692]

Costa Rica is an impressive country, it is green, it protects the environment, its population is educated, there is a lot of culture, spectacular beaches, it has a solid democracy and a first-world health system. It does not seem strange to me that this country is so important for environmental awareness.

[@singaporenoodles7189]

Rest of central America should look to Costa Rica and Panama

[@TheDancelow]

Something the Philippines should emulate. Good job Costa Rica 🙌👌😍. We shall apply this locally.

[@jenc2601]

Greetings from Costa Rica ❤️🇨🇷

[@oscare.quiros6349]

It is possible to make a positive environmental change if there is political will, like in Costa Rica.

[@singaporenoodles7189]

Exactly

[@toyotaprius79]

I wonder if Costs Rica has a Lidl and Aldi in every 2 km radius ?

[@danielvillalobos6611]

Not a single Aldi or Lidl in the whole of the country

[@jeclipse129]

No Super Viquez and Maxi Palí instead.

[@roanhopa3069]

Yes.... farmers market

[@roanhopa3069]

@@danielvillalobos6611 No need, lots of family fruit market all around.

[@Lav_amb]

Aldi and lidl.. lol… 😂

[@sukumarbarman6905]

Thanks sir Real SMS world logical boss and he।

[@timhower3628]

Pura vida

[@josuegomez9223]

PURA VIDA MAES 🇨🇷🇨🇷🌴🌴

[@adrianobernardes4448]

BRAZIL is a success story also

[@charlitocr5209]

I do not think so, it is within the most polluting countries in the world and with uncontrolled deforestation with the complicity of the government

[@adrianobernardes4448]

@@charlitocr5209 😂😂😂you ve been watching a lot of fake news

[@charlitocr5209]

@@adrianobernardes4448 You have 😁

[@singaporenoodles7189]

@@charlitocr5209 well it depends on which state and city brazil is big you know

[@vernoroviedo1113]

Brazil got a much bigger problem Bolsonaro!!!