The call for more than 1000 solutions

From Salvi we want to echo one of the articles of Solar Impulse, where they show their optimism to change the world, offering solutions such as our S.I.L. to promote its use and implementation.

Here is the article from Solar Impulse:

Climate policy is a story of false promises and resistance to change from those who still believe they must choose between ecology and economics. Too many governments and companies are announcing carbon neutrality targets for 2050 without having the concrete solutions to achieve them. We will change that.
We are innovators, experts, scientists, financiers, business leaders, politicians and we want to show the exciting side of the green transition that creates jobs and offers new industrial opportunities.

"The Solar Impulse Foundation, its experts and partners, have identified, evaluated and labelled 1,000 technological solutions capable of protecting the environment in an economically profitable way".

We are optimistic. Since the success of the first solar-powered round-the-world flight, the Solar Impulse Foundation, its experts and partners have identified, evaluated and labelled 1,000 technological solutions capable of protecting the environment in an economically profitable way. These solutions are clean, efficient, cost-effective ... and available today. They reduce the environmental impact of construction and mobility, industry and agriculture, water and energy consumption, while ensuring economic development and social prosperity for all. Not in a century, not in a decade, but today.

We know there is no miracle solution, but the mere fact that 1000 solutions exist is in itself a miracle. Using them on a large scale would be a great asset for the environment and the economy, and would provide an ambitious roadmap for a cleaner and more efficient world.

We want to highlight these solutions and encourage their implementation, as they are still too often hidden in start-ups or research labs.

"We are not making a new declaration of intent here, but we are providing a very concrete way of doing things.

We are not making a new declaration of intent here, but we are providing a very concrete way forward. Our solutions speak for themselves. Let's not wait until tomorrow for them to become an integral part of economic discussions, media debates, climate negotiations and political decisions.

We are asking companies and investors to understand how these solutions will make their operations more efficient and profitable, and to start adopting them.

We are here to support governments by providing them with the tools they need to achieve their environmental goals. This will enable them to create more jobs, grow the economy and improve the quality of life for their citizens, which is their election platform.

We call on legislators to quickly update standards and regulations in line with the new realities generated by these solutions and to ensure a level playing field across all industries. We do not want more laws that impose economic or behavioural sacrifices on the population, but we see the need to modernise the legal framework and set the right incentives to make it an accelerator for new technologies. The current framework is still based on archaic systems and in fact authorises pollution, when it could be done much better.

We suggest that the billions of dollars and euros earmarked for post-Covid recovery be allocated to promising sectors of the future, not the past, and allow for the implementation of innovative technologies.

Let's be pioneers by taking action today and making our world more efficient, cleaner, fairer and more sustainable for all. Because it is possible...

By Bertrand Piccard, founder and president of the Solar Impulse Foundation, the innovators of the 1000 solutions and the experts involved in their selection.