Minister of Environment and Energy Roberto Dobles of Costa Rica
Roberto Dobles is the Costa Rican Minister of the Environment and Energy.
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.
Environment and Energy Minister Roberto Dobles said that the country already enjoys an outstanding international reputation for nature conservation, but with the threat of global warming new and immediate steps must be taken.
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of the National Refinery Company (RECOPE) in Costa Rica.
Dobles has stated that he thinks the socio-economic benefits of the mine are greater than the environmental costs.
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Dobles said the nation wants to be not only carbon neutral but completely climate neutral, meaning it would like to eliminate emissions of all global-warming gasses, such as methane, and not just carbon dioxide, which has gained much of the attention and blame for global warming.
Dobles said the tree-planting program goes hand in hand with efforts to beautify the nation and protect its biological diversity, and has reversed a trend of deforestation that saw Costa Rica fall from 75 percent forest cover in the 1940s to just 21 percent in 1987.
Though continued reforestation is an important part of the plan, Dobles said the carbon neutral program is seeking varied solutions in different sectors, both geographically and functionally.
Dobles said the nations commitment is serious enough that he even took into account the greenhouse gases generated by his flight to the United States and purchased mitigation certificates for it.
Dobles said the national effort represents a paradigm change in the way people and governments think about energy consumption.
In Norway, which has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050, Dobles said the government issued a decree that shopping centers had to be located within cities to reduce the need for people to travel to do their shopping.
Environment Minister Roberto Dobles said the tiny, jungle-cloaked Central American nation would clean up its fossil fuel-fired power plants, promote hybrid vehicles and increase tree planting to balance its emissions.
Environment and Energy Minister Roberto Dobles said Costa Rica aims to reach this goal using budgeting, laws, and incentives, including measures to promote biofuels, hybrid vehicles, and clean energy.
This year's Environment Ministers Meeting ended yesterday with the signing of a declaration by Taiwan and seven Latin American countries agreeing to jointly devote themselves to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
With Britain and Spain participating, Dobles said the gathering of around 60 business leaders, academics, non-governmental organizations and environmental activists will share experiences in the field and help Costa Rica focus on its goal.
Minister Dobles denied on Oct 27 before the legislature that the green macaw nests in Las Crucitas, noting that the concentration of the almendro tree is not significant in that area.
Roberto Dobles knows a lot about energy and telecommunications (the other branches of his ministry), but not about the environment.
The announcement was immediately criticized by environmentalists, who argued the exploration would pollute the environment, though Dobles said the agreement stipulated that any exploration be done in a way that protects the environment.
But Dobles said you can't substitute 100 percent of the petroleum Costa Rica uses.
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Roberto Dobles is asked if he agrees with the findings of the GEO4 report which state that mainly poverty and over consumption are causing consistent environmental problems.
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Roberto Dobles is asked how Costa Rica has brought environmental issues to the center of government decision making.