U.S. donates $1.5 million to Costa Rica’s carbon neutrality mission / News Briefs / Current Edition / Costa Rica Newspaper, The Tico Times

U.S. donates $1.5 million to Costa Rica’s carbon neutrality mission / News Briefs / Current Edition / Costa Rica Newspaper, The Tico Times

The U.S. government pledged $1.5 million to assist Costa Rica’s push for carbon neutrality. During a ceremony Thursday afternoon at Hotel Cariari, northwest of San José, U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, Anne S. Andrew, and Environment, Energy and Telecommunications Minister René Castro signed a cooperation agreement to “strengthen the capacity” of Costa Rica’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Costa Rica has set an ambitious goal to be the world’s first-ever carbon neutral country by 2021.