Greta Thunberg, teen climate change activist, sails into New York City – “Our war on nature must end”
28 August 2019 (BBC News) – Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg has arrived in New York after a 15-day, 3,000-mile (4,800km) voyage across the Atlantic.
She will be participating in UN climate summits in New York City and Chile.
The 16-year-old Swede sailed from Plymouth in the UK on a zero-emissions yacht in order to minimise the carbon footprint of her travel.
“Our war on nature must end,” she told reporters shortly after arriving on Wednesday.
“I want to thank everyone … who is involved in this climate fight, because this is a fight across borders, across continents,” she said.
My message for Trump is listen to the science, and he obviously doesn’t do that.
Greta Thunberg , 28 August 2019
When asked about the fires that have ravaged the Amazon rainforest in recent weeks, she said they were a “clear sign we need to stop destroying nature”. […]
When asked if she could make US President Donald Trump listen she answered with a simple “no”.
“I’m not that special. I can’t convince everyone,” she said. “I’m just going to do what I want to do and what will have most impact.”
On arrival in New York she had another message for Mr Trump: “My message for him is listen to the science and he obviously doesn’t do that.” [more]
Greta Thunberg, climate change activist, sails into New York City
