Latin America

Costa Rica has declared that it will go carbon neutral by 2021. To meet that challenge, energy officials from the Central American nation have gone on a fact-finding tour of the United States, seeking out the best practices that can be incorporated in Costa Rica. UC Berkeley's Center for Latin American Studies is hosting a talk by Minister Dobles on Costa Rica’s efforts to mitigate carbon emissions at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 19 in Room 554, Barrows Hall, UC Berkeley Campus in Berkeley, California. The event is free and should last one hour.

This talk is part of the series of talks the Center for Latin American Studies has coordinated with the National Resources Defense Council for the delegation’s visit to Berkeley, focusing on global strategies for carbon neutrality, methods for reducing dependence on fossil fuels, and the building of partnerships for future collaborations.

Roberto Dobles is the Costa Rican Minister of the Environment and Energy.

More information can be found at http://www.clas.berkeley.edu:7001/Events/index.html#current
or by calling UC Berkeley's Center for Latin American Studies at 510-642-2088.