Greta Thunberg arrives in Europe by catamaran Posted on 3 December 2019 Tags:carbon emissions, Greta Thunberg, travel, UN Climate Change Conference Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived by catamaran in the port of Lisbon on Tuesday morning after a three-week journey across the Atlantic from the US. The teen arrived in the Portuguese capital where she was greeted by Lisbon’s mayor, Fernando Medina, before heading to Spain to attend the UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid. Greta had appealed to sailors for a lift across the Atlantic after the Climate Change Conference was moved from Chile to Spain. The young Swede doesn’t fly because of the carbon emissions associated with air travel. Also read: Sustainable flying without the shame Thunberg received a response from Riley Whitelum and Elayna Carausu, an Australian couple who travel the world on their yacht with their 11-month-old son, Lenny. According to AFP, the catamaran, La Vagabonde, ‘leaves little or no carbon footprint when its sails are up, using solar panels and hydro-generators for electricity’. Sorry to anyone waiting, as you can see, winds not being as helpful as it could be #sailinglavagabonde #lisbon @GretaThunberg @_NikkiHenderson pic.twitter.com/9uwDc3NOs9 — Riley Whitelum (@Sailing_LaVaga) December 3, 2019 As the group sailed towards land, Whitelum posted an apology on Twitter, saying ‘Sorry to anyone waiting, as you can see, winds not being as helpful as it could be.’ Heading into Lisbon!! pic.twitter.com/9p72ONByAm — Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) December 3, 2019 Day 20. Our last day on the ocean! We can now almost smell land! We expect to arrive at Doca de Santo Amaro, Lisbon sometime between 8.00-10.00 tomorrow morning. @_NikkiHenderson @Sailing_LaVaga @elayna__c pic.twitter.com/VSMiRTQpKR — Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) December 2, 2019 Lisbon!! pic.twitter.com/WkWi1da4WO — Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) December 3, 2019 Climate activist Greta Thunberg reaches Lisbon on way to Madrid summit https://t.co/BC7soJhxbh pic.twitter.com/eCiDiZI9sd — Reuters (@Reuters) December 3, 2019 Featured image: Greta Thunberg/Twitter Also read: Greta Thunberg hitches ride across Atlantic with YouTubers Related Posts The Lady in the Landy: Carla Geyser 7 February 2023 "We cannot sit back and wait for a miracle to happen; every one of us... read more 88 countries agree on shark fin regulation in historic vote 22 November 2022 Panama was host to CITES in November 2022. For the first time in history, 88... read more The big question after Plett’s fatal shark attack: Why? 27 September 2022 By now, we know that sharks are not the mindless killing machines that horror movies... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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