Over bumpy roads, the Solartaxi has arrived in China. Another part of the world and another adventure to go on. Of course you’ll get all the amazing images through my regular video blogs coming soon. So stay tuned!

But… after my impressions from almost six months travelling with the Solartaxi, I’d say that the tour is so much more than just the spectacular action on the road. This is why I have decided to share our personal thoughts and concerns with you in a new video series from behind the scenes: Unvarnished, uncensored, simply “uncut”. Exclusive on clubofpioneers.com! Watch Louis in our first episode with his first impressions of China!

The Solartaxi and its crew finally reach Perth. But only after days of driving through the desolate plains of the Nullarbor.The side-effects can be seen by the crew's strange behaviour. On their arrival, there is much cause for celebration.
But after 20,000 km, Louis Palmer and the Solartaxi are only half way on their journey around the globe.Next stop: Asia! Watch the video here.

The Solartaxi continues its great Australian adventure. It moves on to Adelaide, where it was part of the Solar Cities Congress. Special appearances by Robert F Kennedy (environmentalist and lawyer), Chris Selwood (World Solar Challenge), Peter Pudney (TREV) and a whole lot of thirsty dogs.

Watch it here.

In the second part of its journey Down Under, the Solartaxi team gets to speak to some locals, and finds out what their views are on solar powered cars. Watch out for some lead-heads!

The next port of call for our Club of Pioneers cameraman and the Swiss innovator Louis Palmer is Australia, where they will travel from the East coast of Sydney all the way to Perth in the West. Not too bad, but they are travelling on solar power alone in the Solartaxi.
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After the heat of Asia-minor and the tropics of Bali, the Solartaxi was greeted with surprisingly heavy rainfalls and flash floods. Not exactly what one would expect from the “lucky country”. Luck was not on the cards at all it seemed, as the Solartaxi, which had not encountered rain for over 5 months battled with the weather conditions.

But despite that, there was still Sydney to see, a stopover in the capital of Canberra, and of course, the Cockatoos and Kangaroos! Watch the video here.

Over the last month we have followed the route of Louis Palmer and his Solar Taxi as it travels on the Asian part of its trip around the world. It has travelled from the banks of the Ganges river in Varanasi, to the strife-torn Bihar region and the colourful streets of Calcutta. Finally, we are special guests at the UN Conference on Climate Change in Bali.Just before the taxi boarded the Rainbow Warrior on its oversea trip to its next stop, it took some special guests for a test drive. These included the Australian Minister of the Environment, Peter Garret, and Chair of the World Future Council, Bianca Jagger. And ironically, our Video series ends just as it began, with a lift for Nobel prize winner Dr Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Take a look at the last part of the Bali Diary. Next stop.....New Zealand.Watch video here

And more newsFollowing the conclusion of the conference, Bianca Jagger and the World Future Council issued a press release voicing their concerns at the outcome. Here is a snippet... .
Bianca Jagger said
“Leaders of the industrialised nations present in Bali have failed in their moral duty. They have used the US’s decision not to sign any specific carbon emissions reduction treaty as an excuse for their own inaction.”
The World Future Council supports Al Gore’s suggestion that world leaders should sideline the US and forge ahead to Copenhagen in 2009, with or without US commitment.
Bianca Jagger said, “This clearly demonstrates what the World Future Council is advocating. If we are serious about averting climate change catastrophe, we must think in revolutionary terms, and transform our way of life, restoring rather than destroying life on earth. We must embark upon a global renewable energy revolution: if we are to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2020, we must replace our carbon-driven economy with a renewable, carbon-absorbing energy economy.”
For more info and the entire press releases and speeches go to the World Future Council site.

The Solartaxi is being given the VIP treatment at the UN climate change conference, whisking around the delegates and special guests as well as visiting with the local communities.But we don't always stay on solid ground. The crew visited the Rainbow Warrior, who have also anchored down in Bali to spread awareness. A school was also on the agenda, to show by example what renewable alternatives there are to the oil problem. And we also spoke with UNEP director Achim Steiner about the Bali outcomes.
Watch video here

For the complete version of the Achim Steiner interview, watch here.