Costa Rican officials announced this week that the country plans to be carbon neutral by the year 2021, making it the first country in the world to reach carbon neutrality. Maldives is the only other developing country to have set a similar goal.

According to an interview with Costa Rican president Oscar Arias, Time announced that 95 percent of Costa Rica’s energy already comes from renewable sources that do not pollute the environment.

Twitter users have been praising Costa Rica’s commitment to the environment:

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   innovacr (Costa Rica) Time’s Costa Rica’s President: It’s Not Easy Staying Green http://bit.ly/97pyF – una buena oportunidad para cumplir esa vision q proyectamos (a good opportunity to fulfill that vision projected)
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   HotUrbanGreen (San Francisco, CA)Love it RT@OceanChampions @reenymal: Already 1 of the greenest countries Costa Rica has Goal 2 be Carbon Neutral by 2021 http://bit.ly/uoupe
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   russwilliamsiii (Greensboro, NC) RT @OceanChampions: Awesome! RT @reenymal ne of greenest countries, Costa Rica Sets Goal to be Carbon Neutral by 2021: http://bit.ly/uoupe
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   GreenEconomics (London, England)@alejoint666 Costa Rica is increible.
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   windandthestars (New York) Go Costa Rica!! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/opinion/12friedman.html
   For once someone sees the environment as > than an economic asset!
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   onyxdog (Los Angeles, California) Costa Rica Sets Goal to be Carbon Neutral by 2021 http://bit.ly/26e2PG {imma movin’ to costa rica}

CNN has a video about the country’s plans to reach its goal.

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