Costa Rica Aims to Be 1st
Carbon-Neutral
Country
Stefan Lovgren
San Jose, Costa Rica
National Geographic News
March 7, 2008
"A small but growing number of countries are racing to become "carbon neutral" by reducing or offsetting their emissions of greenhouse gases that cause global warming.
Roberto Dobles, the minister of environment and energy for Costa Rica, calls the race the "carbon-neutral World Cup." His country recently became the first to make the green pledge.
"We realize that climate change is probably the major challenge facing humanity today, and it's everyone's responsibility to combat it," Dobles said in an interview at his office in San Jose.
The quest for carbon neutrality seeks to balance the amount of carbon dioxide a country releases by burning fossil fuels with the amount that it captures or offsets by, for example, planting trees."
Country
Stefan Lovgren
San Jose, Costa Rica
National Geographic News
March 7, 2008
"A small but growing number of countries are racing to become "carbon neutral" by reducing or offsetting their emissions of greenhouse gases that cause global warming.
Roberto Dobles, the minister of environment and energy for Costa Rica, calls the race the "carbon-neutral World Cup." His country recently became the first to make the green pledge.
"We realize that climate change is probably the major challenge facing humanity today, and it's everyone's responsibility to combat it," Dobles said in an interview at his office in San Jose.
The quest for carbon neutrality seeks to balance the amount of carbon dioxide a country releases by burning fossil fuels with the amount that it captures or offsets by, for example, planting trees."
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