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Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for a United Nations summit in New York, crossing the Atlantic on board the 60-ft yacht, the Malizia II, fitted with solar panels and underwater turbines that produce electricity on board, with the aim of making the journey zero-carbon.
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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, her father Svante and Skipper Boris Herrmann sit aboard the Team Malizia yacht, that will transport Thunberg across the Atlantic for the UN Climate Action Conference, in Plymouth, August 12.
The Team Malizia yacht is pictured, that will sail Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg across the Atlantic for the UN Climate Action Conference, with the team's Pierre Casiraghi and Boris Herrmann, in this recent undated photo released August 14,
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg waits on a dinghy to board the Malizia II boat in Plymouth, August 14. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS
People wait for the departure of Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg for her trans-Atlantic boat trip to New York in Plymouth, August 14. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg arrives to board the Malizia II boat in Plymouth, August 14. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS
The Malizia II boat leaves with Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on board, as she starts her trans-Atlantic boat trip to New York, in Plymouth, August 14. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg waves from a yacht as she starts her trans-Atlantic boat trip to New York, in Plymouth, Britain, August 14, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a news conference ahead of her trans-Atlantic boat trip to New York in Plymouth, August 14. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg stands on a yacht as she starts her trans-Atlantic boat trip to New York, in Plymouth, August 14. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
German yachtsman Boris Herrmann and Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg attend a news conference ahead of her trans-Atlantic boat trip to New York in Plymouth, August 14. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a news conference ahead of her trans-Atlantic boat trip to New York in Plymouth, August 14. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg stands on a yacht as she starts her trans-Atlantic boat trip to New York, in Plymouth, August 14. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a news conference ahead of her trans-Atlantic boat trip to New York in Plymouth, August 14. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg stands on a yacht as she starts her trans-Atlantic boat trip to New York, in Plymouth, August 14. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg gets a hug before she boards the Malizia II boat in Plymouth, August 14. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg waves from a yacht as she starts her trans-Atlantic boat trip to New York, in Plymouth, August 14. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls