Bertrand Piccard

Dec 2, 2024 | eib.org | Bertrand Piccard

In the face of the existential threat posed by climate change, there is at least one good news: solutions exist to make our world cleaner, more efficient, less wasteful and ultimately more profitable. At the Solar Impulse Foundation, we have already identified and labelled over 1700 innovations that tick the double box of environmental protection and economic profitability. Despite their effectiveness, however, the pace of deployment remains broadly insufficient.

Nov 27, 2024 | solarimpulse.com | Bertrand Piccard |Sarah Badoux |Sébastien Defauw

Initially, the goal was to solve the problem of traffic jams by adding more lanes to certain highway sections. However, a decision at the ballot box took a different direction. Let’s analyze this decision through the lens of quality versus quantity, of efficiency versus waste. Why are there traffic jams on the roads? It’s not simply because roads are too narrow, but primarily because there are too many vehicles. Numerous studies have explored this issue.

Nov 25, 2024 | eurotopics.net | Marcus Rubin |Bertrand Piccard |Béatrice Delvaux |Nicolas Lozito

Bertrand Piccard, chairman of the environmental NGO Solar Impulse Foundation, questions the current logic of financial equalisation in Le Temps: “Who exactly will pay, to whom and why? ... Of course, the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases have a responsibility towards the rest of the world, and it's clear that the countries that suffer the most today must be supported. ...

Nov 25, 2024 | solarimpulse.com | Bertrand Piccard

The negotiators had only one thing on their minds: to find a number of billions that would prevent COP29 from ending in failure. The conference president had warned that the agreement would be fair if each delegation left Baku with the same dissatisfaction at paying too much or receiving too little. This appears to be the case, with 1,300 billion dollars mobilised by the richest countries between now and 2035, including 300 billion a year specifically allocated to developing countries.

Nov 24, 2024 | latribune.fr | Bertrand Piccard

LES TOPS ET LES FLOPS DE LA COP. Bertrand Piccard, président de la Fondation Solar Impulse, psychiatre et explorateur, auteur du premier tour du monde en ballon (1999) puis en avion solaire (2015-2016), tient, en direct de la COP29 à Bakou en Azerbaïdjan, une chronique de ce nouveau rendez-vous crucial pour l'avenir de notre planète.