Nigel Topping: Just another example of how fast technology changes. In 2019, Maersk, the world’s biggest container shipping company said they’ll be net zero by 2050 and have the first zero carbon boats on the water in 2030. That’s quite a long lead time. Got to design it, build it. But zero carbon. Probably using ammonia, which is a hydrogen carrier. They’ve just a few weeks ago said instead of 2030, the first ship will be on the water in 2023. So I reckon by 2023, 2024 you’ll be using an ammonia powered ship that would be zero carbon.
Nigel Topping: So there you go. Well, I’ll leave you to it. So I look forward to hearing more from Sara and Nico on the episode when it comes out.
Nico Rosberg: [00:40:26] Nigel what’s more important than speaking to us?
Nigel Topping: Nothing is more important, but I’ve just got a diary that’s, you know,
Christiana Figueres: Nothing is more fun.
Nigel Topping: Nothing more fun, that’s for sure.
Christiana Figueres: [00:40:40] Well, guys, so just so that we don’t lose sight of it, the other thing that is just amazing about this Extreme E, as Nico has already said, it was started from a social purpose, social environmental purpose. But hello, it is also the first race that is designed with gender parity. Hello, how cool is that? And so I would really love to hear from Sara. This must be a very different experience for you, Sara, because if I am not totally missing my memory, one of the very difficult criticisms that Formula One has had and to a certain extent Formula E also, is that the presence of women in this motor sport was at some point and thank God we’re getting out of it, but is at some point it was limited to the grid girls. Is that the right name?
Nico Rosberg: Yes, that’s right.
Christiana Figueres: Thank you. It was limited to the grid girls, which is such a terrible insult to women that you put, gorgeous women as they are, but that you stand them up there, looking gorgeous in front of these fantastic cars. And that was it. So Formula E has really been trying to to improve on that. But Extreme E starts by design, putting in gender parity by making it a requisite that every team, every vehicle has to have two drivers, one of each gender, and they have to swap over. How cool is that, Sara?