Time International - 25.11.2019

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Time November 25, 2019

SETTING THE PACE


CARLOS ALVARADO


QUESADA | 39


By Ban Ki-moon


Costa Rica is a small country, but


its President, Carlos Alvarado


Quesada, has shown great


ambition in tackling the climate


crisis. He recognizes the need to


confront this existential challenge


with innovative and urgent action.


This year, the U.N. recognized


Costa Rica’s trailblazing approach


and ambitious climate policies


with its highest environmental


honor, naming it a U.N. Champion


of the Earth.


Since becoming President in

2018, President Alvarado has


established a bold path for Costa


Rica, setting targets to reform


transport, energy, waste and


land use. He is building on his


nation’s rich legacy of sustainable


development and environmentally


mindful growth.


In an age of populism, isolation-

ism and polarized politics, Presi-


dent Alvarado’s defense of the


multi lateral system and his com-


mitment to finding global solutions


to global challenges are highly


commendable. His actions serve to


remind the world that even small


nations can take the lead.


Ban is a former Secretary-General


of the U.N. and the deputy chair


of the Elders, a group of global


leaders advocating for peace,


justice and human rights


FAST FACTS


HOMETOWN


MAYFIELD HEIGHTS,


OHIO


BEST KNOWN FOR


FLIPPING HER


RELIABLY


REPUBLICAN


CONGRESSIONAL


DISTRICT


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