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-Monday, September
30, 2019-
Costa Rica receives U.N. award due to President Alvarado's Decarbonization plan By the A.M. Costa Rica staff In a ceremony held on Thursday, at the United Nations General Assembly, the country received the 2019 Champions of the Earth award, in the category of “Political Leadership” for President Alvarado's National Decarbonization Plan 2018-2050. “On behalf of the people of Costa Rica, I want to thank you for this recognition that is consistent with our legacy. It is what the generation of my parents and grandparents created for Costa Rica,” said President Alvarado, upon receiving the award. According to President Alvarado, "Costa Rica is as an example to the world. It is an experiment that is friendly to the environment. By working with renewable energy to generate employment and growth it is not antagonistic, to the contrary, it is possible, and Costa Rica is proof of that." "This is also for the generation of my son and for the young people who are raising their voices. Because it is also their world we have to work for," said President Alvarado. "Costa Rica is an example for the region and the world," said Inger Andersen, executive director of the UN Environment Program. "Climate change demands urgent and transformative action from all of us and, with its ambitious plan to decarbonize the economy, Costa Rica lives up to that challenge. ” The Champions of the Earth award is the maximum environmental award of the United Nations. It recognizes pioneers who are working to protect the planet, from political leaders to environmental defenders or technological innovators. According to the Government, Costa Rica is among the five Earth Champions this year among which are the Fridays for Future student movement, the Ant Forest platform, the Canadian climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe, and the American clothing brand Patagonia. In Latin America, Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile, for her outstanding leadership in the creation of marine protected areas and for promoting renewable energies in 2017 has also been distinguished with this award. Another winner was Mexican environmentalist José Sarukhán Kermez, for a life of leadership and innovation in the conservation of biodiversity in Mexico and the world in 2016. In 2013, the winner was former Brazilian Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira, for her vision and key role in reversing Amazon deforestation in 2013. President Alvarado was in his one week trip to New York with the first lady, Claudia Dobles, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Manuel Ventura and the Minister of Environment and Energy, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez among others Government assistants. ------------------------ Do you think all of Costa Rica's citizens are on board with President Alvarado's Decarbonization Plan? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com |
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