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Greta Thunberg has landed after 21 days sailing across the Atlantic aboard La Vagabonde. As soon as she disembarked in Lisbon, the young climate activist issued a warning: "We are going to go to the Madrid Climate Summit and we will continue fighting so that the voice of the people and future generations can be heard within its walls." "Climate activists will not stop, we will continue to do everything we can." In her speech, the young Swede joked that she wants to make many powerful people understand that they have underestimated "the power of an angry girl." Thunberg began her journey off the coast of Virginia 21 days ago. He was on the American continent after arriving in New York last August to attend a climate summit held at the United Nations. The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP25 – was originally going to be held in Santiago, Chile, but its surprise move forced Thunberg to find a way to travel last hour.
Read more: Why the Climate Summit will not achieve ambitious agreements to stop climate change if it does not include young people, according to Fridays for Future The Swedish activist refuses to travel by plane. Neither she nor her family has done so for years, after having come to the understanding that this type of movement involves a greater emission of polluting particles. Thunberg went to New Middle East Phone Number List York on an eco-friendly sailboat, the Malizia II. She has now returned to Europe, specifically to Lisbon, aboard a catamaran, La Vagabonde. In La Vagabonde, Greta has had the company of a couple of content creators on YouTube, and a professional sailor, to whom she has dedicated a few words of gratitude. "Thank you for making this possible. I owe you a lot." The young woman referred to her trip as an "adventure" and thanked all the activists who came to welcome her upon her arrival at the Lisbon port. Fernando Medina, the mayor of the Portuguese capital, also dedicated a few words to Thunberg.
Despite the nervousness in her voice - Greta herself has confessed to feeling "overwhelmed" upon her arrival in Portugal - the teenager has soon regained her calm. Although she has also admitted that her experience has been good for her. She has found moments to "unplug" and relax. "Now I feel good. I have recharged my batteries." The arrival was initially scheduled for mid-morning this Tuesday. However, it has been delayed until well after noon. One of the crew members, Riley Whitelum, explained that the wind had not been very favorable to them. Even with those, its arrival at port has been the least of the problems that La Vagabonde has experienced on this three-week trip. The trip across the Atlantic took place during one of the seasons when storms are most frequent.