Climate Change Activist Greta Thunberg Reaches New York After Completing Two-Week Voyage Across The Atlantic
Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg arrived in New York harbour after a two-week long voyage across the Atlantic ocean. Greta and her crew travelled from Plymouth in the United Kingdom on a zero-emissions racing yacht across the ocean. The young activist will be attending several events in the city next month including the UN General Assembly.
Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg arrived in New York harbour after a two-week long voyage across the Atlantic ocean.
According to reports, Greta and her crew travelled from Plymouth in the United Kingdom on a zero-emissions racing yacht across the ocean.
Instead of taking a flight to New York, Greta chose this mode of transport to spread the word on sustainability.
Finally here. Thank you everyone who came to see me off in Plymouth, and everyone who welcomed me in New York! Now I¡¯m going to rest for a few days, and on Friday I¡¯m going to participate in the strike outside the UN. pic.twitter.com/yZ9yJHh1lZ
¡ª Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) August 28, 2019
The young activist will be attending several events in the city next month, including the U.N. General Assembly, U.N. Youth Summit on Climate and the Climate Action Summit.
Welcome to New York, @gretathunberg!
¡ª Ant¨®nio Guterres (@antonioguterres) August 28, 2019
The determination and perseverance shown during your journey should embolden all of us taking part in next month's #ClimateAction Summit.
We must deliver on the demands of people around the world and address the global climate crisis. pic.twitter.com/dGUZr9fFQM
The United Nations welcomed Thunberg with a flotilla of 17 sailboats ¡ª each branded with an icon from its Sustainable Development Goals, reports CBS news.
According to USA Today, on reaching New York, crew member Boris Hermann said they had been at sea for 13 days and 8 hours.
The @UN has sent out one boat for each of the 17 sustainable development goal to greet us! Thank you! pic.twitter.com/AU5ZSVj5vD
¡ª Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) August 28, 2019
While at sea, Thunberg who was able to get some network, heard about the Amazon fires which left her absolutely perplexed.
She tweeted saying, 'Even out here in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean I hear about the record amount of devastating fires in the Amazon. My thoughts are with those affected. Our war against nature must end.'
Finally here. Thank you everyone who came to see me off in Plymouth, and everyone who welcomed me in New York! Now I¡¯m going to rest for a few days, and on Friday I¡¯m going to participate in the strike outside the UN. pic.twitter.com/yZ9yJHh1lZ
¡ª Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) August 28, 2019
Last August, she staged a strike alone outside the Swedish parliament, and soon, students around the world began walking out of school and starting a worldwide campaign on climate change called Fridays for Future.
