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| Greta Thunberg reaches New York after rough seas delay Atlantic crossing | |
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| Greta Thunberg reached New York early on Wednesday, after crossing the Atlantic in a zero-carbon yacht. | |
| “Land!! The lights of Long Island and New York City ahead,” the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist tweeted on Wednesday, shortly followed by another tweet that she was anchored just off the city, opposite the famous beach resort of Coney Island in Brooklyn. | |
| She added that she and her fellow sailors would step ashore at North Cove Marina – close to the southern tip of Manhattan – on Wednesday afternoon. | |
| We have anchored off Coney Island - clearing customs and immigration. We will come ashore at North Cove Marina earliest 14:45 tide allowing. pic.twitter.com/t6yy5z2asp | |
| Thunberg is sailing to New York to attend a UN summit on zero emissions next month after refusing to fly there because of the carbon emissions caused by planes. | Thunberg is sailing to New York to attend a UN summit on zero emissions next month after refusing to fly there because of the carbon emissions caused by planes. |
| She was offered a ride on the Malizia II racing yacht skippered by Pierre Casiraghi, the son of Princess Caroline of Monaco, and the German round-the-world sailor Boris Herrmann. | She was offered a ride on the Malizia II racing yacht skippered by Pierre Casiraghi, the son of Princess Caroline of Monaco, and the German round-the-world sailor Boris Herrmann. |
| Land!! The lights of Long Island and New York City ahead. | Land!! The lights of Long Island and New York City ahead. |
| A post shared by Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) on Aug 28, 2019 at 1:03am PDT | A post shared by Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) on Aug 28, 2019 at 1:03am PDT |
| The 16-year-old, whose school strikes have inspired children across the world to protest against the climate crisis, tweeted on Monday that she expected to arrive in Manhattan on Tuesday. | The 16-year-old, whose school strikes have inspired children across the world to protest against the climate crisis, tweeted on Monday that she expected to arrive in Manhattan on Tuesday. |
| She added late on Tuesday that the yacht was facing rough seas south of Nova Scotia and “conditions closer to New York will be slower than predicted”. | She added late on Tuesday that the yacht was facing rough seas south of Nova Scotia and “conditions closer to New York will be slower than predicted”. |
| The yacht left Plymouth in southern England on 14 August, and the teenager marked the first anniversary of the start of her school strike on 20 August. | The yacht left Plymouth in southern England on 14 August, and the teenager marked the first anniversary of the start of her school strike on 20 August. |
| Greta began a sit-down protest outside the Swedish parliament in August 2018 to get members of parliament to act on climate change. | Greta began a sit-down protest outside the Swedish parliament in August 2018 to get members of parliament to act on climate change. |
| She was quickly joined by other students around the world, as word of her strike spread through the media, and the “Fridays for future” movement was born. | She was quickly joined by other students around the world, as word of her strike spread through the media, and the “Fridays for future” movement was born. |
| The 18-metre yacht features solar panels on its deck and sides, and two hydro-generators provide the vessel’s electricity. | The 18-metre yacht features solar panels on its deck and sides, and two hydro-generators provide the vessel’s electricity. |
| Her voyage sparked controversy, however, after a spokesman for Herrmann, the yacht’s co-skipper, told the Berlin newspaper TAZ that several people would fly into New York to take the yacht back to Europe. | Her voyage sparked controversy, however, after a spokesman for Herrmann, the yacht’s co-skipper, told the Berlin newspaper TAZ that several people would fly into New York to take the yacht back to Europe. |
| Hermann himself will also return by plane, according to the spokesman. | Hermann himself will also return by plane, according to the spokesman. |
| Team Malizia’s manager insisted, however, that the young activist’s journey would be carbon neutral, as the flights would be offset. | Team Malizia’s manager insisted, however, that the young activist’s journey would be carbon neutral, as the flights would be offset. |
| Greta has said she does not yet know how she will return to Europe. | Greta has said she does not yet know how she will return to Europe. |
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