Energy is at the center of nearly every major challenge and opportunity the world faces today. From jobs to security to climate change, food production and increased income, equitable access to energy is essential. Intertwining with several other Sustainable Development Goals, achieving affordable and clean energy is paramount.

Focusing on universal access to energy, increasing energy efficiency, and full integration of renewable energy technologies via economic and job opportunities is crucial to creating more sustainable and inclusive communities, thus increasing resilience in the face of Climate Change. In today's word, it is important to continually choose and promote the use of renewable energy on every corner of the globe. Costa Rica's is a leader for renewable energy on the global scale. It's national grid has been running at nearly 100% renewable energy for the past few years and they continue to improve and diversify their renewable grid every year.