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| Greta Thunberg: Climate change activist sets sail from Plymouth | |
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| Environmental activist Greta Thunberg has set sail from the UK, bound for UN climate summits in New York and Chile. | |
| Fans gathered to wave her off on her voyage across the Atlantic. | Fans gathered to wave her off on her voyage across the Atlantic. |
| The 16-year-old made a speech ahead of departing from Plymouth on the Malizia II, a solar-powered racing yacht with underwater turbines. | |
| Greta said she was dedicated "to do everything I can" to tackle climate change which was a "very big problem". | Greta said she was dedicated "to do everything I can" to tackle climate change which was a "very big problem". |
| The teenager, who refuses to travel by air because of its environmental impact, said of climate sceptics: "There's always going to be people who don't understand or accept the united science, and I will just ignore them, as I'm only acting and communicating on the science." | The teenager, who refuses to travel by air because of its environmental impact, said of climate sceptics: "There's always going to be people who don't understand or accept the united science, and I will just ignore them, as I'm only acting and communicating on the science." |
| She added she thought people's mindsets were changing "even if it's not enough, and not fast enough, that's something, it's not for nothing". | She added she thought people's mindsets were changing "even if it's not enough, and not fast enough, that's something, it's not for nothing". |
| Greta was asked if she could make US President Donald Trump listen, and she answered with a simple "no", prompting laughter from the crowd. | Greta was asked if she could make US President Donald Trump listen, and she answered with a simple "no", prompting laughter from the crowd. |
| "I'm not that special. I can't convince everyone," she said. | "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." | "I'm just going to do what I want to do and what will have most impact." |
| The captain of the Malizia II, Boris Herrmann, appeared alongside her. | |
| He thanked Greta for her courage and called the issue of climate change a "race against time". | He thanked Greta for her courage and called the issue of climate change a "race against time". |
| Greta said her two-week trip would pose challenges including seasickness, but said many people in the world were suffering a lot more than that. | |
| "I was test sailing two days ago and we went out for several hours," she said. | |
| "I didn't feel bad or anxious, I felt seasick for about one or two minutes, then it stopped. | |
| "I will just have to see, get on the boat and and see what happens, and that is also very exciting." | |
| The 18m (60ft) yacht they are using was built to compete in the 2016-17 round-the-world Vendée Globe race. | |
| She told the BBC that travelling by sea shows "the climate change crisis is a real thing". | She told the BBC that travelling by sea shows "the climate change crisis is a real thing". |
| The Swedish teenager's "school strikes" have inspired a global climate change protest movement driven by young people. | The Swedish teenager's "school strikes" have inspired a global climate change protest movement driven by young people. |
| 'My daughter wants to be her' | 'My daughter wants to be her' |
| Laura Jackson and daughters Cicely and Tilia, who took part in the school strikes, are planning to strike again on 20 September.Ms Jackson said: "It's very exciting for them to be part of this. | Laura Jackson and daughters Cicely and Tilia, who took part in the school strikes, are planning to strike again on 20 September.Ms Jackson said: "It's very exciting for them to be part of this. |
| "They often feel that they're too small to make an impact and the strikes make them feel really empowered. | "They often feel that they're too small to make an impact and the strikes make them feel really empowered. |
| "My daughter Cicely wants to be a Greta." | "My daughter Cicely wants to be a Greta." |
| 'Saving lives' | 'Saving lives' |
| Kerrie Roche-Walker, from Plymouth, said she believed in what Greta was doing. | Kerrie Roche-Walker, from Plymouth, said she believed in what Greta was doing. |
| "I feel it's so important at this time for all of us globally to support the causes that she stands for," she said. | "I feel it's so important at this time for all of us globally to support the causes that she stands for," she said. |
| Her grandson Eric, eight, added: "I'm excited to see Greta. | Her grandson Eric, eight, added: "I'm excited to see Greta. |
| "She's doing her best for climate change. Waters are rising and people keep littering. | "She's doing her best for climate change. Waters are rising and people keep littering. |
| "The waters could rise too much. She's basically saving lives." | "The waters could rise too much. She's basically saving lives." |
| 'Greta inspires me' | 'Greta inspires me' |
| Emily Stevenson, 21, who made her own environmental statement when she appeared at her graduation wearing a dress made out of crisp packets, got to ask Greta a question. | Emily Stevenson, 21, who made her own environmental statement when she appeared at her graduation wearing a dress made out of crisp packets, got to ask Greta a question. |
| She said the experience was "unreal". | She said the experience was "unreal". |
| "I don't have any words to describe how it feels," she said. | "I don't have any words to describe how it feels," she said. |
| "Greta inspires me." | "Greta inspires me." |