Case studies

Relatively low import tariffs help keep goods costs down

Free Trade Agreements an increasingly critical policy area

They are efficient, connected and cool – and construction is booming.

In 2016, Costa Rica ran for an unbroken period of more than two months on renewable energy alone – the second year in a row the country had achieved this feat. In May 2016, Portugal powered itself for four-and-a-half consecutive days without fossil fuels. In both countries, the lights stayed defiantly on.