Costa Rica’s new president puts geothermal on agenda for the country
Alexander Richter
11 Feb 2010
Costa Rica's new president plans "to put geothermal and solar energy on the agenda for the country's ambitious goal to reach a zero carbon impact country by 2021."
In a news piece on the new elected president for the country of Cost Rica, Laura Chinchilla, it says that she plans “to put geothermal and solar energy on the agenda for the country’s ambitious goal to reach a zero carbon impact country by 2021.”
“Our country can produce all its energy from renewable sources within four years and be totally self-sufficient,” says the new president. She wants the resources of the country to be exploited and to do this, she intends to promote the utilization of geothermal potential of the many volcanoes in the country.
But the task will not be easy, as reported by the Swiss daily Le Temps. The mostly tourist areas are part of a system of national parks, that are represent a 10th of the territory of the country and the exploitation of the subsurface is prohibited.
The president intends to skip the environmental standards, she deems counter-productive.”
Source: Les Affaires (in French)
