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Explorer and aviator Bertrand Piccard

Explorer and aviator Bertrand Piccard

The Interview vor 7 Jahren

What drives some people to push the boundaries of existing knowledge and experience?

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What drives an exclusive band of human beings to push beyond the
boundaries of existing knowledge and experience? Hardtalk talks
to Bertrand Piccard, the renowned explorer and aviator; the first
to fly non-stop around the world in a hot air balloon. Right now,
he’s using his own experience with solar powered aircraft to
encourage sustainable tech innovation, but is decarbonising the
global economy a challenge too far, even for this pioneer?

(Photo: Bertrand Piccard. Credit: Remy Gabalda/AFP/Getty Images)