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Author Flagg, Julia A., 1989- author.

Title Aiming for net zero : Costa Rica's green elite and the struggle to mitigate climate change / Julia A. Flagg
Published Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2024]

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Description 1 online resource (unpaged) : illustrations, maps
Contents Introduction : Costa Rica as a bright spot amid a climate emergency? -- Historical class dynamics as a driver of climate policies -- The green elite : evolving historical dynamics -- Foundations (1986-1990) : institutional environmental restructuring -- Expansion (1994-1998) : the shift toward sustainable development and climate change -- A golden opportunity (2006-2010) : "peace with nature"? -- Ratcheting up (2015-2019) : Costa Rica in the global spotlight and the pledge to decarbonize -- Conclusion : an uncertain future for Costa Rica and for the world
Summary "Lessons from Costa Rica's experience adopting policies to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions"-- Provided by publisher
Analysis POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy
SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 30, 2024)
Subject Climate change mitigation -- Costa Rica
Environmental policy -- Costa Rica
Elite (Social sciences) -- Environmental aspects -- Costa Rica
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2023057557
ISBN 9780262380720
0262380722
9780262380737
0262380730
Other Titles Costa Rica's green elite and the struggle to mitigate climate change