Climate change activist Greta Thunberg sails aboard the yacht La Vagabonde to attend U.N. climate talks in Spain, from a marina in Hampton, Virginia, U.S. November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Ryan M. Kelly
(Reuters) - Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg set off for Spain from Virginia aboard a catamaran on Wednesday, after an 11-week tour of North America to demand action on climate change that included an impassioned speech at a summit of the United Nations.
The 16-year-old, who rejects air travel because of the high levels of greenhouse gas emissions involved, hitched a ride aboard the 48-foot vessel belonging to an Australian couple that sailed from the port of Hampton. She hoped to arrive in Madrid in time for the next U.N.-sponsored round of climate talks in December.
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