Potential of renewable energy production: An assessment of Costa Rica's decarbonization plan
- 1. Latin American University of Science and Technology
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As part of a comprehensive strategy and country’s future sustainable carbon footprint achievement, Costa Rica in 2019 launched an initiative to become the very first carbon-neutral economy in the world by the year 2050. To accomplish this ostentatious goal, the country has developed the National Decarbonization Plan. This strategy is based upon 10 robust focus areas which are highly ambitious in nature thus providing an international blueprint for a net-zero emission economy. This study critically analyzes the gaps, challenges, and proposes academic based recommendations for the sustainable implementation of the plan. In-depth research was conducted on Transport and Sustainable Mobility Scope covering focal areas; 1, 2 and 3. Furthermore, five internationally renowned experts who reviewed prior the plan were also consulted. As of 2020 there is not an effective public transportation service in the GAM where lives more than 40% of the entire country’s population. Almost, 90% of the High-Capacity Network vehicle infrastructure does not comply with parameters of the National Transportation Plan in terms of the available number of lanes; in the absence of changes, the percentage of routes with major traffic problems will go from 48% in 2017 up to 86% in 2025. The authors also conducted additional research, but in this scenario, a COVID-19 impact lens was applied to reassess the future of the plan. Several of these presented challenges include, the non-approval of new necessary laws, national fiscal debt, bureaucracy, and the recent emergency caused by Covid-19. However much this plan is revolutionary, it is a positive stride towards sustainable development which fosters global peace and nature-based economic stability.
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