Greta Thunberg, the young Swedish environmental activist, will sail for two weeks across the Atlantic Ocean to participate in the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York. The young woman will not travel by plane due to its high carbon emissions, but will travel sustainably on the Malizia II racing boat. The sailboat has solar panels and underwater turbines to generate clean energy. The trip will begin in London in mid-August and will head to the US city in time for Climate Week, which begins on September 20. The trip is part of the young woman's gap year to meet people around the world who are engaged in the environmental movement.
According to Greta, the trip needs to be made now so as not to miss the opportunity to act as soon as possible in favor of the environment. “Together with many other young people from the Americas and the world, I will be there, even if the journey is long and challenging,” she said in a statement. “We will make our voices heard. It is our future on the line, and we must at least have a part to play.”
