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.
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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
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