The Solar Impulse 2 plane is currently taking a layover in Mandalay during its historic journey around the world, in the first attempt to circumnavigate the globe in a plane powered purely by the power of the sun’s rays.

Pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg want to spread the message that a future based on “clean”, renewable energies is possible – an issue which they say is particularly important for emerging economies such as Burma.

DVB wants to hear from our readers: should Burma prioritise investment in renewable energies above the other pressing issues the country faces? Have your say in our poll below.

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