Jos Mara Figueres, President of the Carbon War Room Hails Crowdsourcing

Jos Mara Figueres is no stranger to innovation. As President of Costa Rica (1994-1998) at the age of 39, he created a comprehensive national development strategy based on the tenets of sustainability: sound economics, investment in human development, and a strong alliance with nature. Now as President of the Carbon War Room, he is working closely with futuristic businessmen like Richard Branson to find solutions to climate change that are profitable to the environment and this video where he talks about the potential of the crowd to solve problems for humanity.