--- title: Costa Rica's President on Fighting Climate Change for His Son description: Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado Quesada said that he wants to fight climate change to be proud of the legacy he leaves his young son. canonical: https://time.com/collections/time-100-next-event-2019/5727110/costa-rica-president-carlos-alvarado-quesada-time-100-next/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-11-15T03:28:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:25:29.114Z article:section: World og:title: Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado Quesada on Fighting Climate Change for His Son og:description: "He’s going to live in that world that might be very tough," he said at the TIME 100 Next event og:url: https://time.com/collections/time-100-next-event-2019/5727110/costa-rica-president-carlos-alvarado-quesada-time-100-next/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdbbaaae3760a4615/698a060d457a52454bd631d4/gettyimages-1187726023-1.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado Quesada on Fighting Climate Change for His Son og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado Quesada on Fighting Climate Change for His Son twitter:description: "He’s going to live in that world that might be very tough," he said at the TIME 100 Next event twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdbbaaae3760a4615/698a060d457a52454bd631d4/gettyimages-1187726023-1.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 15, 2019 # 'It's the One I Love.' 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President of Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado Quesada speaks onstage during TIME 100 Next 2019 at Pier 17 on Nov. 14, 2019 in New York City.Craig Barritt—Getty Images For TIME Costa Rica President [Carlos Alvarado Quesada](https://time.com/collection/time-100-next-2019/5718820/carlos-alvarado-quesada/) said there must to be more “heart” in discussions of fighting climate change. For him, it’s about fighting for a better world for his son. “He’s only six years old. He’s going to live in that world that might be very tough,” Alvarado told TIME’s Justin Worland at the inaugural [TIME 100 Next](https://time.com/collection/time-100-next-2019/) event on Thursday. Alvarado is part of TIME 100 Next list, which [recognizes](https://time.com/5725626/how-we-chose-time-100-next/) individuals who are emerging as leaders their fields, including politics, entertainment and the arts. As leaders around the world grapple with how to best address climate change, Alvarado has positioned his country at the head of the effort to curb emissions and prepare for a warmer climate without stifling economic development. Earlier this year, Alvarado’s government declared its intention to “decarbonize” Costa Rica with plans that include investing in infrastructure, modernizing transportation and increasing the size of the country’s forests. On Thursday, he said one driving force for his ambitious reforms on climate change are thoughts about his legacy—both the legacy he’s taken up from his grandparents, and the legacy he’s leaving his young son. “We’re going to promote change now so I can look at \[my son\] in the eye and say, I did the best,” he said. “And actually I managed to not make this a problem for your future. So that’s the inspiration. It’s the one I love. It’s my kid.” Alvarado Quesada, a former labor minister, took office last year after handily defeating a socially conservative opponent who had campaigned against same-sex marriage and promised to eliminate sex education in schools. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time-100-next-event-2019/5727110/costa-rica-president-carlos-alvarado-quesada-time-100-next/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time-100-next-event-2019/5727110/costa-rica-president-carlos-alvarado-quesada-time-100-next/"},"headline":"Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado Quesada on Fighting Climate Change for His Son","datePublished":"2019-11-15T03:28:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:25:29.114Z","description":"Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado Quesada said that he wants to fight climate change to be proud of the legacy he leaves his young son.","url":"https://time.com/collections/time-100-next-event-2019/5727110/costa-rica-president-carlos-alvarado-quesada-time-100-next/","keywords":["TIME 100 Next","Environment","Costa Rica","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdbbaaae3760a4615/698a060d457a52454bd631d4/gettyimages-1187726023-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara Law","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-law/"}],"creator":"Tara Law","articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdbbaaae3760a4615/698a060d457a52454bd631d4/gettyimages-1187726023-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-100-next/","name":"TIME 100 Next"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time-100-next-event-2019/5727110/costa-rica-president-carlos-alvarado-quesada-time-100-next/","name":"Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado Quesada on Fighting Climate Change for His Son"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Carlos Alvarado Quesada Q&A with Justin Worland","description":"Carlos Alvarado Quesada Q&A with Justin Worland","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/QTAcS0sR/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2019-11-15T02:51:51.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/QTAcS0sR.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/time-100-next-event-2019/5727110/costa-rica-president-carlos-alvarado-quesada-time-100-next/","duration":"PT10M7S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/time-100-next-event-2019/5727110/costa-rica-president-carlos-alvarado-quesada-time-100-next/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```