Sailing for the planet
On August 14, 2019, Greta Thunberg set sail for the United States.
The 16-year-old girl is 1 across the Atlantic Ocean on a sailboat. She is heading 2 New York City. She will 3 a United Nations climate-change summit (联合国气候变化大会) there in September.
Greta lives in Sweden. She refuses to fly because airplanes produce carbon emissions (碳排放) 4harm the planet. Cruise ships are also big polluters. She 5 like greener transportation wherever she goes.
In July, the team behind the Malizia Ⅱ 6 to bring Greta to the United States. The Malizia is a high-tech racing 7. It produces electricity using solar panels (太阳能板) and underwater turbines (涡轮). Greta hopes to create zero carbon emissions on her journey 8 the Atlantic.
The 60-foot boat was designed for ocean races not for 9. It has no toilet or shower. Passengers will eat freeze-dried food. The trip is expected to 10 two weeks.
Greta says, "It's not very comfortable, but I don't 11 it. I need only a bed and just the basic things. "
Greta will be joined by her father and by a documentary filmmaker, who will 12 the trip. Two members of the boat's team, Boris Hermann and Pierre Casiraghi, will also follow them.
Greta has become 13 for promoting (推动) climate awareness (意识). In March, 2019, Greta was nominated (提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize. The winner won't be known 14 October. If Greta wins, she will become the 15 winner ever of the award.
