The primary objective of the expedition is to demonstrate that remote and challenging vehicle-based expeditions can be accomplished using a cleaner, carbon mitigating strategy.
• The primary objective is defined as follows:
•To cross the Atacama and other arid regions of Chile and Bolivia by using off-road tracks o To employ a feasible carbon mitigating strategy by using bio-mass fuel and solar energy to power the vehicles and equipment respectively
•To engage in data collection for research into the human impact on atmospheric and ground pollutants in the desert regions of eastern South America.
•To engage with the local communities and industry to promote the use of renewable fuels and resources