JeepsRaceClimateChangetoSetBeringStraitRecordAdventurerMatthiasJeschkeintendstodrivefromParistoNewYork.Ofcourse,sincetheAtlanticpresentsaseriousobstacletowheeledtransportation,Jeschkehasplottedarouteinspiredbyearlyhumanmigration--acrosstheBeringStrait.Ifheandhisteamsucceed,theywillbethefirstexpeditiontodrivethetrans-continentalroute.ModernObstacle:GlobalWarmingInasense,Jeschkefollowsgreatexpeditionsofgenerationspast.Butthisjourneyfacesamodernirony:inawarmingworld,thefrozenbridgebewteencontinentsmaywellbemelted.SoJeschke&39;sexpeditionhasadoptedanulteriormotive.Thesethreejeepsareeco-ambassadors,intendingtoroundtheworld"withoutatrace",highlightingamessageofalternativefuelsandcarbonneutrality.Threejeepsonaneco-tour?Howwilltheyaccomplishthat?Andwillrescuefloatsand"swimmingtires"(pictureoverthefold)preventdisasteronthiniceandhelptheteammakeitthroughwherenomanhasdrivenbefore?AtarecentstopalongtheexpeditionrouteinBerlin,Jeschkeclarified: Wedon&39;twantmerelytotravelaroundtheworldinaspectacularmanner.Weunderstandtheproject&39;Paris-NewYorkTranscontinental&39;asaninstrumentfortargeting,inaspectacularmanner,maximumpublicityforthethemesofCO2-neutralprojectbalances,renewableenergiesandenergyefficiency. Backinguptheirwordsandgoalswithacts,theParis-NewYorkTranscontinentalexpeditionrunsonbiofuel;specifically,onbioethanolproducedfromwoodwaste.Moreover,thelubricatingoilsforthevehiclesarebio-oils.Infact,theteam&39;swebsiteclarifiesthatbio-oilsaresuperiortomineraloilsinqualityandperformance,especiallyinthecold.Anditwillbecold.Anotherfacetofthe"withouttraces"objectiverequiresthatthevastwildernessesbecrossedinthedepthsofwinter,whenthepermafrostanddeeplayersofsnowwillprotectsensitivefloraandfauna,andquicklyeraseanyhintoftheexpedition&39;spassage.Theteamwillmakethetripunsupported,thatis,carryingallgearneededforthetripinthevehiclescompletingthetour.Thejeepsmaynotbehyper-milers,butsufficienttimehasbeenplannedforallstagesofthetoursothatthevehiclescanproceedatslower,morefuel-efficientspeeds.Sincethosevehiclesarerenewablyfueledandlubricated,theCO2emissionsrelatedtotheadventurewillbelow.Nevertheless,CO2relatedtotheexpeditionwillbeoffsetbyplantingtrees,withgovernmentalauthoritiesverifyingthesufficiencyoftheoffsetmeasures.
