North and Central America

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  • Diplomacy ­revisited
    Creative minds gathered in Montreal with a common goal: to shape the future of global communication.
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  • Electricity from the pig farm
    Renewable energy, particularly hydropower, plays a major role in Central America. Now, biogas plants are also generating clean energy.
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  • Protecting the coastal forest
    Climate change poses a threat to Costa Rica. The country has an ambitious plan to confront the changes.
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  • Saving electricity, boosting profits
    Replacing old refrigerators helps entrepreneurs and enables Mexico to achieve its climate targets.
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  • Power to the people
    A hydropower plant supplies electricity to a Nicaraguan village for the first time. It has changed the place for good.
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