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ENVIRONMENT

Bertrand piccard and the solar impulse foundation
launches the world alliance for efficient solutions,
during cop23

Bertrand Piccard is the spoke about his next big project identify and select Efficient
initiator and visionary behind - establishing the World Alliance Solutions, which it defines
Solar Impulse, the very first for Efficient Solutions. You can as products, services, clean
airplane capable of flying watch him here. technologies and processes,
perpetually without fuel. not limited to the production of
Following the success of the first renewable energy, which are
He is involved with many clean solar flight around the world, profitable and sustain economic
technology initiatives, including the Solar Impulse Foundation growth, while protecting the
the International Energy Agency. has now officially launched the environment and optimising the
The IEA has launched a new second phase of its action – use of natural resources.
high-level distinguished speaker the World Alliance for Efficient
series, big IdEAs. In summer Solutions – during COP23, “Today, thousands of solutions
2017 Bertrand Piccard was with the goal of selecting 1000 exist that can boost economic
invited to the IEA to talk about solutions that can protect the growth while preserving nature,
his experience flying around environment in a profitable but they remain unknown to
the world without fuel in Solar way, and bring them to decision decision makers and are not
Impulse, an aircraft powered makers at COP24 to encourage implemented at industry level,”
only by the sun’s rays. He also them to set their goals much commented Bertrand Piccard.
higher in terms of energy and “Our goal is to select 1000
the environment solutions that are both clean
and profitable and bring them to
This is a major milestone for the decision-makers to demonstrate
World Alliance, which at present that they must urgently stop
already counts 474 Members compromising for minimal
that together combine more targets and adopt much more
than 500 potential solutions. ambitious environmental and
It can now officially begin to energy policies.”

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) took place in 2017 from 6 to 17 November. The nations of
the world met to advance the aims and ambitions of the Paris Agreement and achieve progress on its
implementation guidelines. Click here to watch their latest videos.

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