Former Costa Rican President José María Figueres wins inaugural Clean Energy Award from LAC-CORE

In Florida, the Latin American & Caribbean Council on Renewable Energy (LAC-CORE) also awarded the first annual Clean Energy Award to José María Figueres, President of the Carbon War Room and former President of Costa Rica. The award is given jointly by LAC-CORE and Spanish-language Clean Energy magazine to a public figure who has done significant work towards the advancement of renewable energies in the region. The 3rd annual REFF-LAC took place as Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) reported that clean energy investment in non-Brazil Latin America last year reached $4.6 billion, a 127% increase from 2011.