Ecobreves – COSTA RICA:: Promoting Clean Energy

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SAN JOSE, Feb 17 2003 (IPS) - Costa Rica will create incentives to use alternative energy sources over the next three years, with the aim that 15 percent of electricity generated will come from clean and renewable sources by 2008. In 2007, the country must complete feasibility studies on substituting fossil fuels, like petroleum, natural gas, and coal, says Saskia Rodríguez, of the conservation and development division at the Ministry of Environment and Energy.

Energy is a vital input for the quality of life of society, which is why it is so important to promote sustainable development of energy sources, Rodríguez told Tierramérica.