The Swedish climate activist received 17 sailing boats with the 17 corresponding symbols for UN sustainability goals on their sails Greta Thunberg on the waterfront in front of Manhattan. The lead boat and many private boats joined them in a long convoy Hudson River sailed up to the harbor. It took time.
The 16-year-old will be at the UN climate action summit in New York deliver a speech on September 23. As a statement, she and her father decided to travel as emission-free as possible.
Quiet criticism
The Transatlantikquerung with the Rennyacht Malizia II von Plymouth to New York went exactly according to plan. Greta Although had to endure storms and rough seas, the 16-year-old seemed to have felt very comfortable on board.
Because it doesn’t work entirely without emissions, I had to Greta Thunberg have received heavy criticism in the past few weeks. The crew should go after Europe fly back. The yacht is shipped back by a specially flown in crew, like that taz revealed. Would be Thunberg and her father after New York and flown back would have caused lower emissions, so the criticism.
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