Swiss explorer praises China for its contribution to tackling climate change

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Swiss explorer praises China for its contribution to tackling climate change

STORY: Swiss explorer praises China for its contribution to tackling climate change DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in China and solar panels 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BERTRAND PICCARD, Chairman of Solar Impulse Foundation STORYLINE: Swiss explorer and chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation Bertrand Piccard has said that China has made a great contribution to tackling climate change. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BERTRAND PICCARD, Chairman of Solar Impulse Foundation "China has already done a lot for the world, and I thank China for that, in the production of cheap solar cells. You know, before China was producing the solar cells, the solar cells were produced in Europe. And it cost a lot. And it was so expensive that nobody could afford solar energy without subsidies. Thanks to China, solar energy has become the cheapest source of energy in the world. We should put all the solutions on the table, all the solutions i

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