Policy Synergies for SLCP Mitigation in Costa Rica

The paper analyzes the impact of Costa Rica's decarbonization plan on short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), specifically black carbon and methane. It estimates significant emission reductions by 2050 across the transport, agricultural, solid waste, and industrial sectors, while identifying financial and governance barriers. To address these, the authors propose cross-sectoral synergies including environmental tax reform, updated urban regulatory plans, strengthened institutional capabilities, and favorable low-carbon financing.

• By 2050, mitigation measures in the industrial, agricultural, solid waste, and transport sectors are estimated to avoid 25.2 kt of black carbon emissions (23 times the 2018 levels) and 2167 kt of methane emissions (15 times the 2018 levels).
• The implementation of intended mitigation measures in Costa Rica is hindered by governance and financial challenges across all analyzed sectors.
• Crucial cross-sectoral policy synergies to advance SLCP mitigation include low-carbon investment with favorable financing, strengthening institutional capabilities, overhauling urban regulatory plans, and a comprehensive environmental tax reform.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). Policy Synergies for SLCP Mitigation in Costa Rica. https://www.sei.org/publications/policy-synergies-costa-rica/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Policy Synergies for SLCP Mitigation in Costa Rica. 2023. https://www.sei.org/publications/policy-synergies-costa-rica/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023policy, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Policy Synergies for SLCP Mitigation in Costa Rica}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/policy-synergies-costa-rica/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }