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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.10,0:00:04.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we build a society
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.25,0:00:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without fossil fuels?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.94,0:00:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a very complex challenge,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.92,0:00:14.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I believe developing countries\Ncould take the lead in this transition.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.12,0:00:17.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm aware that this\Nis a contentious statement,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.44,0:00:23.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the reality is that so much\Nis at stake in our countries
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.76,0:00:28.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we let fossil fuels stay\Nat the center of our development.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.24,0:00:31.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can do it differently.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.20,0:00:35.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's time, it really is time,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.48,0:00:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to debunk the myth
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.20,0:00:43.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that a country has to choose\Nbetween development on the one hand
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.28,0:00:48.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and environmental protection,\Nrenewables, quality of life, on the other.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.80,0:00:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I come from Costa Rica,\Na developing country.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.68,0:00:54.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are nearly five million people,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.20,0:00:58.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we live right in the middle\Nof the Americas,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.80,0:01:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it's very easy\Nto remember where we live.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.08,0:01:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nearly 100 percent of our electricity
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.40,0:01:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comes from renewable sources,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.88,0:01:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,five of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.12,0:01:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.80,0:01:22.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hydropower, geothermal,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.68,0:01:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wind, solar, biomass.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.00,0:01:29.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you know that last year,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.16,0:01:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for 299 days,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.64,0:01:35.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we did not use any fossil fuels
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.88,0:01:39.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to generate all our electricity?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.24,0:01:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a fantastic achievement,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.36,0:01:48.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yet, it hides a paradox,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.08,0:01:54.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is that nearly 70 percent
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.16,0:01:58.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of all our energy consumption is oil.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.88,0:02:01.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.80,0:02:04.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because of our transportation system,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.56,0:02:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is totally dependent\Non fossil fuels,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.84,0:02:09.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like it is in most countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.48,0:02:14.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if we think of the energy\Ntransition as a marathon,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.04,0:02:17.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the question is, how do we get\Nto the finish line,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.96,0:02:21.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how do we decarbonize\Nthe rest of the economy?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.88,0:02:24.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's fair to say\Nthat if we don't succeed,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.80,0:02:26.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's difficult to see who will.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.60,0:02:29.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that is why I want\Nto talk to you about Costa Rica,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.16,0:02:32.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I believe we are a great candidate
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.88,0:02:37.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in pioneering a vision\Nfor development without fossil fuels.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.20,0:02:42.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you know one thing about our country,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.48,0:02:44.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's that we don't have an army.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.44,0:02:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm going to take you back to 1948.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.40,0:02:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That year, the country\Nwas coming out of civil war.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.36,0:02:57.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thousands of Costa Ricans had died,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.96,0:03:00.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and families were bitterly split.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.24,0:03:06.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yet, a surprising idea\Nwon the hearts and minds:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.28,0:03:08.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we would reboot the country,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.20,0:03:11.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that Second Republic\Nwould have no army.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.28,0:03:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we abolished it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.36,0:03:16.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the president at the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.04,0:03:18.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,José Figueres,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.24,0:03:23.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,found a powerful way\Nby smashing the walls of an army base.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.20,0:03:28.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The following year, 1949,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.40,0:03:32.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we made that decision permanent\Nin the new constitution,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.60,0:03:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is why I can tell you that story\Nnearly 70 years later.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.52,0:03:39.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm grateful.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.56,0:03:42.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm grateful they made that decision\Nbefore I was born,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.28,0:03:45.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it allowed me\Nand millions of others
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.56,0:03:47.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to live in a very stable country.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.20,0:03:52.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you might be thinking\Nthat it was good luck,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.16,0:03:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it wasn't.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.68,0:03:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a pattern of deliberate choices.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.08,0:04:04.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the '40s, Costa Ricans were given\Nfree education and free health care.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.16,0:04:06.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We called that social guarantees.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.76,0:04:08.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By abolishing the army,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.40,0:04:13.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were able to turn military spending\Ninto social spending,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.36,0:04:15.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that was a driver of stability.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.12,0:04:17.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the '50s --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.40,0:04:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.60,0:04:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the '50s, we started\Ninvesting in hydropower,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.00,0:04:28.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that kept us away from the trap
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.68,0:04:31.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of using fossil fuels\Nfor electricity generation,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.76,0:04:34.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is what the world\Nis struggling with today.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.16,0:04:38.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the '70s we invested in national parks,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.72,0:04:40.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that kept us away
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.64,0:04:46.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the deeply flawed logic\Nof growth, growth, growth at any cost
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.32,0:04:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you see others embracing,\Nespecially in the developing world.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.80,0:04:54.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the '90s, we pioneered payments\Nfor ecosystem services,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.92,0:04:56.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that helped us reverse deforestation
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.88,0:05:00.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and boosted ecotourism,\Nwhich today is a key engine of growth.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.00,0:05:03.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So investing in environmental protection
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.96,0:05:06.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did not hurt our economy.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.20,0:05:07.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Quite the opposite.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.48,0:05:09.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it doesn't mean we are perfect,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.52,0:05:11.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it doesn't mean\Nwe don't have contradictions.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.88,0:05:13.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's not the point.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.72,0:05:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The point is that,\Nby making our own choices,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.24,0:05:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were able to develop resilience\Nin dealing with development problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.08,0:05:27.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, if you take a country like ours,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.68,0:05:31.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the GDP per capita\Nis around 11,000 dollars,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.60,0:05:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depending on how you measure it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.08,0:05:36.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But according to\Nthe Social Progress Index,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.16,0:05:38.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are an absolute outlier
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.08,0:05:41.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it comes to turning GDP\Ninto social progress.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.00,0:05:43.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Abolishing the army,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.56,0:05:45.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,investing in nature and people,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.40,0:05:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did something very powerful, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.12,0:05:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It shaped the narrative,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.00,0:05:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the narrative of a small country\Nwith big ideas,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.64,0:05:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was very empowering\Nto grow up with that narrative.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.52,0:06:01.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the question is,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.72,0:06:04.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is the next big idea\Nfor this generation?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.32,0:06:08.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I believe what comes next
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.72,0:06:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is for this generation\Nto let go of fossil fuels for good,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.64,0:06:17.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just as we did with the army.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.40,0:06:20.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fossil fuels create climate change.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.72,0:06:22.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.12,0:06:26.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we know how vulnerable we are\Nto the impacts of climate change.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.64,0:06:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So as a developing country,\Nit is in our best interest
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.32,0:06:32.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to build development without fossil fuels
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.32,0:06:34.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that harm people in the first place.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.88,0:06:38.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.00,0:06:41.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why would we continue importing oil
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.80,0:06:45.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for transportation
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.56,0:06:47.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we can use electricity instead?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.72,0:06:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.56,0:06:52.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is the country
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.48,0:06:58.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where electricity\Ncomes from water in our rivers,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.56,0:07:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,heat from volcanoes,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.08,0:07:04.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wind turbines, solar panels,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.44,0:07:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,biowaste.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.56,0:07:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Abolishing fossil fuels means\Ndisrupting our transportation system
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.88,0:07:18.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that we can power our cars,\Nbuses and trains with electricity
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.24,0:07:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of dirty energy.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.40,0:07:22.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And transportation, let me tell you,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.84,0:07:26.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has become an existential issue\Nfor us Costa Ricans,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.92,0:07:29.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the model we have\Nis not working for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.36,0:07:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's hurting people,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.48,0:07:33.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's hurting companies,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.24,0:07:35.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's hurting our health.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.24,0:07:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because when policies\Nand infrastructure fail,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.00,0:07:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is what happens on a daily basis.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.80,0:07:46.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two hours in the morning,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.40,0:07:48.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two hours in the evening.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.24,0:07:51.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't understand why\Nwe have to accept this as normal.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.80,0:07:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's offensive
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.04,0:07:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have to waste our time like this\Nevery single day.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.92,0:08:01.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this highway is actually quite good
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.84,0:08:03.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compared to what you see\Nin other countries
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.92,0:08:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where traffic is exploding.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.00,0:08:08.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, Costa Ricans call this "presa."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.28,0:08:11.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Presa means "imprisoned."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.36,0:08:15.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And people are turning violent
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.36,0:08:18.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a country that is otherwise\Nhappy in pura vida.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.04,0:08:21.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's happening.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.88,0:08:23.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So a lot is at stake.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.56,0:08:26.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The good news
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.44,0:08:29.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that when we talk\Nabout clean transportation
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.48,0:08:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and different mobility,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.76,0:08:35.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're not talking about\Nsome distant utopia out there.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.80,0:08:39.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're talking about electric mobility\Nthat is happening today.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.04,0:08:46.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By 2022, electric cars\Nand conventional cars
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.52,0:08:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are expected to cost the same,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.52,0:08:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and cities are already trying\Nelectric buses.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.80,0:08:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these really cool creatures
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.76,0:08:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are saving money,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.00,0:09:00.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they reduce pollution.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.48,0:09:05.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if we want to get rid\Nof oil-based transportation, we can,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.48,0:09:08.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we have options now\Nthat we didn't have before.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.12,0:09:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's really exciting.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.76,0:09:11.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But of course,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.28,0:09:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some get very uncomfortable\Nwith this idea,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.76,0:09:20.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they will come and they will tell you
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.96,0:09:25.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the world is stuck with oil,\Nand so is Costa Rica, so get real.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.80,0:09:27.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what they tell you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.08,0:09:29.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know what the answer\Nto that argument is?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.44,0:09:33.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That in 1948, we didn't say\Nthe world is stuck with armies,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.04,0:09:34.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so let's keep our army, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.00,0:09:37.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, we made a very brave choice,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.64,0:09:40.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that choice made the whole difference.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.60,0:09:45.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's time for this generation\Nto be brave again
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.00,0:09:47.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and abolish fossil fuels for good.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.80,0:09:50.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'll give you three reasons\Nwhy we have to do this.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.24,0:09:52.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.12,0:09:56.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our model of transportation\Nand urbanization is broken,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.88,0:10:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so this is the best moment\Nto redefine our urban and mobility future.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.52,0:10:05.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't want cities\Nthat are built for cars.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.36,0:10:07.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want cities for people
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.72,0:10:11.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we can walk and we can use bikes.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.60,0:10:13.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we want public transportation,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.76,0:10:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lots of it,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.28,0:10:18.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,public transportation\Nthat is clean and dignifying.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.20,0:10:23.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if we continue\Nadding fleets of conventional cars,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.76,0:10:26.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our cities will become unbearable.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.00,0:10:29.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second, we have to change,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.76,0:10:33.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but incremental change\Nis not going to be sufficient.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.72,0:10:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need transformational change.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.60,0:10:40.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there are some\Nincremental projects in my country,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.48,0:10:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I am the first one to celebrate them.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.80,0:10:46.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But let's not kid ourselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.20,0:10:50.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're not talking about ending up\Nwith really beautiful electric cars here
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.12,0:10:52.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a few electric buses there
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.76,0:10:56.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while we keep investing\Nin the same kind of infrastructure,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.16,0:10:58.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more cars, more roads, more oil.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.68,0:11:02.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're talking about\Nbreaking free from oil,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.00,0:11:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you cannot get there\Nthrough incrementalism.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.36,0:11:11.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Third, and you know this one,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.08,0:11:16.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world is hungry for inspiration.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.12,0:11:21.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It craves stories of success
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.24,0:11:23.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in dealing with complex issues,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.04,0:11:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially in developing countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.40,0:11:30.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I believe Costa Rica\Ncan be an inspiration to others,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.72,0:11:34.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we did last year when we disclosed
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.48,0:11:38.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that for so many days\Nwe were not using any fossil fuels
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.48,0:11:43.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to generate all our electricity.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.36,0:11:46.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The news went viral around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.64,0:11:50.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, and this makes me extremely proud,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.76,0:11:54.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a Costa Rican woman, Christiana Figueres,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.48,0:12:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,played a decisive role in the negotiations\Nof the Paris climate agreement.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.60,0:12:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have to protect that legacy\Nand be an example.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.40,0:12:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what comes next?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.24,0:12:11.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The people.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.28,0:12:14.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we get people to own this?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.76,0:12:17.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we get people
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.88,0:12:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to believe that it's possible
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.32,0:12:22.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to build a society without fossil fuels?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.04,0:12:27.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of work from\Nthe ground up is needed.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.12,0:12:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why, in 2014,\Nwe created Costa Rica Limpia.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.72,0:12:36.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Limpia" means "clean,"
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.44,0:12:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we want to empower\Nand we want to inspire citizens.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.76,0:12:43.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If citizens don't get engaged,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.08,0:12:49.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,clean transportation decisions\Nwill be bogged down by endless,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.76,0:12:52.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I mean endless, technical discussions,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.76,0:12:57.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and by avalanches of lobbying\Nby various established interests.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.72,0:13:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wanting to be a green country\Npowered by renewables
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.60,0:13:07.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is already part of our story.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.20,0:13:09.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should not let anybody\Ntake that away from us.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.08,0:13:16.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last year, we brought people\Nfrom our seven provinces
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.56,0:13:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to talk about climate change\Nin terms that matter to them,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:20.72,0:13:23.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we also brought this year
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.64,0:13:25.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another group of Costa Ricans
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.72,0:13:27.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to talk about renewable energy.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.84,0:13:29.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know what?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.12,0:13:31.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These people disagree on almost everything
Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.40,0:13:34.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except on renewable energy
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.08,0:13:36.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and clean transportation and clean air.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.20,0:13:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It brings people together.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.20,0:13:41.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the key to real participation
Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.08,0:13:43.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to help people not to feel small.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.32,0:13:44.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People feel powerless,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.64,0:13:46.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they are tired of not being heard.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.00,0:13:51.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what we do is concrete things,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.40,0:13:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we translate technical issues\Ninto citizen language
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.92,0:13:59.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to show that citizens have a role to play\Nand can play it together.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.48,0:14:03.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the first time, we're tracking\Nthe promises that were made
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.72,0:14:05.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on clean transportation,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.24,0:14:07.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and politicos know\Nthat they have to deliver it,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.88,0:14:10.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the tipping point will come\Nwhen we form coalitions --
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.96,0:14:13.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,citizens, companies,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:13.84,0:14:16.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,champions of public transportation --
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.04,0:14:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will make electric mobility\Nthe new normal,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.84,0:14:21.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially in a developing country.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.56,0:14:26.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the time the next election comes,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.28,0:14:29.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe every candidate\Nwill have to disclose where they stand
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.72,0:14:31.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the abolition of fossil fuels.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.64,0:14:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because this question\Nhas to enter our mainstream politics.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:36.52,0:14:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm telling you,\Nthis is not a question of climate policy
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.00,0:14:41.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or environmental agenda.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.76,0:14:45.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about the country that we want
Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.16,0:14:48.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the cities that we have
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.28,0:14:49.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the cities that we want
Dialogue: 0,0:14:49.96,0:14:52.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and who makes that choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:52.16,0:14:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because at the end of the day,\Nwhat we have to show
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.36,0:14:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that development with renewable energy
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.52,0:15:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is good for the people,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:01.44,0:15:03.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for Costa Ricans that are alive today
Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.88,0:15:06.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and especially for those\Nwho haven't been born.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.56,0:15:12.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is our National Museum today.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.64,0:15:14.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's bright and peaceful,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:14.36,0:15:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when you stand up in front of it,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.08,0:15:20.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's really hard to believe\Nthese were military barracks
Dialogue: 0,0:15:20.40,0:15:22.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the end of the '40s.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.60,0:15:26.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We started a new life\Nwithout an army in this place,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.44,0:15:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and here is where our abolition
Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.32,0:15:33.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of fossil fuels will be announced one day.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.24,0:15:35.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we will make history again.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.56,0:15:36.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.80,0:15:38.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)