Greta Thunberg departs Plymouth, onboard the Malizia II, a solar-powered racing yacht, bound for a climate conference in New York
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg is due to set sail from the UK, bound for UN climate summits in New York and Chile.The 16-year-old made a speech ahead of departing from Plymouth in 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". 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".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 just going to do what I want to do and what will have most impact.
The 18-metre yacht they are using was built to compete in the 2016-17 round-the-world Vendée Globe race.
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