Greta Thunberg arrives in Europe by catamaran Posted by Elise Kirsten 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 You may also like Related Posts Cheetahs from UK sent to SA for rewilding 24 January 2020 Two cheetah brothers from a zoo in the UK will be relocated to a cheetah... read more Join Joburg’s clean-up campaign 23 January 2020 The City of Joburg has embarked on a city-wide clean-up campaign and plans to make... read more Shark meat from SA could be dangerous for Australians 23 January 2020 Don Pinnock discusses headless sharks, scarce great whites and the danger of fish and chips... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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