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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we build a society
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without fossil fuels?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a very complex challenge,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I believe developing countries
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could take the lead in this transition?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm aware that this\Nis a contentious statement,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the reality is that so much\Nis at stake in our countries
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we let fossil fuels stay
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the center of our development.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can do it differently,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's time, it really is time,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to debunk the myth
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that a country has to choose\Nbetween development on the one hand
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and environmental protection,\Nrenewables, quality of life, on the other.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I come from Costa Rica,\Na developing country.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are nearly 5 million people,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we live right in the middle\Nof the Americas,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it's very easy to remember\Nwhere we live.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nearly 100 percent of our electricity
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comes from renewable sources,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,five of them.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hydropower, geothermal,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wind, solar, biomass.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you know that last year,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for 299 days,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we did not use any fossil fuels
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to generate all our electricity?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a fantastic achievement,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yet, it hides a paradox,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is that nearly 70 percent
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of all our energy consumption is oil.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because of our transportation system,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is totally dependent\Non fossil fuels,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like it is in most countries.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if we think of the energy transition\Nas a marathon,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the question is, how do we get\Nto the finishing line,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how do we decarbonize\Nthe rest of the economy?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's fair to say\Nthat if we don't succeed,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's difficult to see who will.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that is why I want to talk to you\Nabout Costa Rica,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I believe we are a great candidate
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in pioneering a vision for development\Nwithout fossil fuels.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you know one thing about our country,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is that we don't have an army.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm going to take you back to 1948.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That year, the country\Nwas coming out of civil war.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thousands of Costa Ricans had died,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and families were bitterly split,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yet, a surprising idea\Nwon the hearts and minds:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we would reboot the country,\Nand that Second Republic
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would have no army.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we abolished it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the president at the time,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,José Figueres, found a powerful way\Nby smashing the walls of an army base.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The following year, 1949,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we made that decision permanent\Nin the new constitution,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is why I can tell you that story\Nnearly 70 years later.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm grateful.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm grateful they made that decision\Nbefore I was born,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it allowed me\Nand millions of others
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to live in a very stable country.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you might be thinking\Nthat it was good luck,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it wasn't.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a pattern of deliberate choices.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the '40s, Costa Ricans were given\Nfree education and free health care.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We called that social guarantees.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By abolishing the army,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were able to turn military spending\Ninto social spending,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that was a driver of stability.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the '50s --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the '50s, we started\Ninvesting in hydropower,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that kept us away from the trap
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of using fossil fuels\Nfor electricity generation,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is what the world\Nis struggling with today.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the '70s we invested in national parks,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that kept us away
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the deeply flawed logic\Nof growth, growth, growth at any cost
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you see others embracing,\Nespecially in the developing world.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the '90s, we pioneered payments\Nfor ecosystem services,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that helped us reverse deforestation
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and boosted ecotourism,\Nwhich today is a key engine of growth.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So investing in environmental protection
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did not hurt our economy.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Quite the opposite.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it doesn't mean we are perfect,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it doesn't mean\Nwe don't have contradictions.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's not the point.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The point is that,\Nby making our own choices,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were able to develop resilience\Nin dealing with development problems.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, if you take a country like ours,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the GDP per capita\Nis around 11,000 dollars,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depending on how you measure it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But according\Nto the Social Progress Index,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are an absolute outlier\Nwhen it comes to turning GDP
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into social progress.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Abolishing the army,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,investing in nature and people,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did something very powerful too.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It shaped the narrative,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the narrative of a small country\Nwith big ideas,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was very empowering\Nto grow up with that narrative.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the question is,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is the next big idea\Nfor this generation?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I believe what comes next\Nis for this generation
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to let go of fossil fuels for good,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just as we did with the army.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fossil fuels create climate change.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that, and we know
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how vulnerable we are\Nto the impacts of climate change.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So as a developing country,\Nit is in our best interest
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to build development\Nwithout fossil fuels
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that harm people in the first place.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why would we continue importing oil
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for transportation
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we can use electricity instead?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is the country
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where electricity comes from
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,water in our rivers,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,heat from volcanoes,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wind turbines, solar panels,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,biowaste.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Abolishing fossil fuels means\Ndisrupting our transportation system
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that we can power our cars,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,buses, and trains, with electricity
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of dirty energy.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And transportation, let me tell you,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has become an existential issue\Nfor us Costa Ricans,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the model we have\Nis not working for us.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's hurting people,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's hurting companies,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's hurting our health.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because when policies\Nand infrastructure fails,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is what happens on a daily basis.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two hours in the morning,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two hours in the evening.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't understand why\Nwe have to accept this as normal.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's offensive
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have to waste our time like this\Nevery single day.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this highway is actually quite good\Ncompared to what you see
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in other countries\Nwhere traffic is exploding.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, Costa Ricans\Ncall this "presa."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Presa means "imprisoned."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And people are turning violent
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a country that is otherwise\Nhappy in [???].
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's happening.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So a lot is at stake.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The good news
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that when we talk about\Nclean transportation
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and electric mobility,\Nwe're not talking about some
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,distant utopia out there.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're talking about electric mobility\Nthat is happening today.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By 2022, electric cars\Nand conventional cars
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are expected to cost the same,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and cities are already trying\Nelectric buses,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and these really cool creatures
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are saving money,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they reduce pollution.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if we want to get rid\Nof oil-based transportation, we can,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we have options now\Nthat we didn't have before.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's really exciting.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But of course,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some get very uncomfortable
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with this idea,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they will come and they will tell you
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the world is stuck with oil,\Nand so is Costa Rica, so get real.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what they tell you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know what the answer\Nto that argument is?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That in 1948, we didn't say\Nthe world is stuck with armies,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so let's keep our army too.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, we made a very brave choice,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that choice made the whole difference.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's time for this generation
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be brave again
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and abolish fossil fuels for good.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'll give you three reasons\Nwhy we have to do this.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our model of transportation\Nand urbanization is broken,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so this is the best moment
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to really find our urban\Nand mobility future.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't want cities\Nthat are built for cars.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want cities for people
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we can walk and we can use bikes.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we want public transportation,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lots of it,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,public transportation\Nthat is clean and dignifying.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if we continue adding\Nfleets of conventional cars,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our cities will become unbearable.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second, we have to change,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but incremental change is not\Ngoing to be sufficient.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need transformational change.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there are some incremental projects\Nin my country,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I am the first one to celebrate them.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But let's not kid ourselves.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're not talking about ending up\Nwith really beautiful electric cars here
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a few electric buses there
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while we keep investing in the same kind\Nof infrastructure, more cars, more roads,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more oil.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're talking about\Nbreaking free from oil,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you cannot get there\Nthrough incrementalism.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Third, and you know this one,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world is hungry for inspiration.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It craves stories of success
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in dealing with complex issues,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially in developing countries.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I believe Costa Rica\Ncan be an inspiration to others,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we did last year when we disclosed
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that for so many days,\Nwe were not using any fossil fuels
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to generate\Nall our electricity.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The news went viral around the world.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, and this makes me extremely proud,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a Costa Rican woman,\NChristiana Figueres,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,played a decisive role in the negotiations\Nof the Paris climate agreement.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have to protect that legacy\Nand be an example.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what comes next?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The people.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we get people to own this?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we get people
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to believe that it's possible
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to build a society without fossil fuels?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of work from\Nthe ground up is needed.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why, in 2014,\Nwe created Costa Rica Limpia
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Limpia means "clean,"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we want to empower\Nand we want to inspire citizens.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If citizens don't get engaged,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,clean transportation decisions\Nwill be brought down by endless,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I mean endless,\Ntechnical discussions,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and by avalanches of lobbying\Nby various established interests.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One thing to be a green country\Npowered by renewables
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is already part of our story.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should not let anybody\Ntake that away from us.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last year, we brought people\Nfrom our seven provinces
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to talk about climate change\Nin terms that matter to them,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we also brought this year
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another group of Costa Ricans
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to talk about renewable energy.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know what?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These people disagree on almost everything
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except on renewable energy
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and clean transportation and clean air.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It brings people together,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their key to real participation
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to help people not to feel small.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People feel powerless,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they are tired of not being heard.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what we do is concrete things,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we translate technical issues\Ninto citizen language
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to show that citizens have a role to play\Nand can play it together.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the first time, we're tracking\Nthe promises that were made
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on clean transportation,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and politicos know that they have\Nto deliver it,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the tipping point will come\Nwhen we form coalitions --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,citizens, companies,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,champions of public transportation --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will make electric mobility\Nthe new normal,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially in a developing country.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the time the next election comes,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe every candidate\Nwill have to disclose where they stand
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the abolition of fossil fuels.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because this question\Nhas to enter our mainstream politics.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm telling you, this is not\Na question of climate policy
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or environmental agenda.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about the country that we want
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the cities that we have
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the cities that we have
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and who makes that choice.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because at the end of the day,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we have to show
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that development\Nwith renewable energy
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is good for the people,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for Costa Ricans that are alive today
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and especially for those\Nwho haven't been born.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is our National Museum today.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's bright and peaceful,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when you stand up in front of it,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's really hard to believe\Nthese were military barracks
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the end of the '40s.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We started a new life\Nwithout an army in this place,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and here is where our abolition
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of fossil fuels will be announced one day,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we will make history again.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)