

Jairo Quiros-Tortos
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@Jairoqt
Professor at the University of Costa Rica. E-mobility expert. Technical support for long-term decarbonization strategies.








He nombrado como ministra de Ambiente y Energía a la abogada Andrea Meza Murillo, quien ha fungido en años recientes como jefa de la Dirección de Cambio Climático del MINAE. Con su amplia experiencia en el área, sé que realizará una excelente labor a la cabeza de este ministerio.

How odd; all the .png figures are in “dark mode”. Not the way I set it up, but oh well, here’s the main link again with the proper figures sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#SouthKorea 🇰🇷 is set to implement a 2050 carbon neutrality goal and end #coal financing following President Moon Jae-in’s landslide victory yesterday. This is a major step for the world’s seventh largest carbon emitter! ow.ly/4IVC50zfW7K #climateaction #netzero




9/10 people are breathing air that has unsafe levels of pollution according to @WHO. @UNDP's "Every breath you take" looks at the social costs of pollution & outlines solutions: stories.undp.org/every-breath-y… #HealthForAll #ClimateAction



Step1: Acknowledge barriers on the way to a net zero carbon economy. ☑️Thousands of jobs could be lost in some sectors ☑️Regulations favor incumbent technologies ☑️Governments need oil exports or consumption for tax revenues Step2: remove barriers. More: publications.iadb.org/publications/e…