She had promised that she would travel outside Europe only if low-impact means of transport were available, and so it will be: environmental activist Greta Thunberg will take part in a number of events in the United States, including the Climate Action Summit in New York and the most important of all climate conferences, Cop 25 in Santiago, Chile, in September and December respectively. "I have been offered a trip on the racing sailing boat Malizia II. We will cross the Atlantic Ocean from the United Kingdom to New York in mid-August," the young Swede wrote on her social media profiles, where she now has a very large following.

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The boat Malizia II belongs to the Foundation of Prince Albert II of Monaco and, in addition to competing, is the protagonist of environmentally focused initiatives.

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Greta Thunberg, why she will cross the ocean by sailing boat

Thunberg had initially decided not to attend events that could not be reached by sustainable means of transport such as trains, also turning down an invitation from former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, but after deciding to take a gap year from school, she announced that she had changed her mind and wanted to attend events overseas as well. The important thing is that the journey be made using low-emission means of transport, thereby respecting the principles of sustainable mobility, such as the sailing boat.

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"We need to bring the emissions curve down drastically by 2020 if we want to have any chance of keeping the rise in global temperature to 1.5 degrees. We still have a window of time — for now the situation is in our hands. But that window is closing fast. That is why I have decided to make this journey now," the activist explained on Facebook, stating that over the past year millions of young people have made their voices heard in order to wake up the world's leaders to the ecological and climate crisis. "In the coming months, the events in New York and Santiago, Chile, will show whether they have listened to us. Together with many young people in the Americas and around the world, I will be there, even if the journey will be long and arduous. We will make our voices heard," said the inspiration behind the Fridays for Future movement.

Greta Thunberg has found a sustainable way to get to Cop 25 in Chile