Teenage Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Called On The U.S. And Its President, Donald Trump, To "Listen To The Science" Of Climate Change On Wednesday (August 28), After Completing A Transatlantic Journey To New York In A Zero-Carbon Emissions Vessel To Partake In A United Nations Climate Summit In New York Next Month. "It'S Strange. Everyone Always Asks Me About Donald Trump," Thunberg Said. "No One Has Been Able To Convince Him About The Climate Crisis, The Urgency, Then Why Should I Be Able To Do That? So I'M Just Going To Now Focus On Spreading Awareness And The People In General Will Start Caring And Realize How Big Of A Crisis This Is." The 16-Year-Old Swedish Activist, Who Set Sail From Plymouth, England, On Aug. 14, Attracted International Attention Last Year When She Started Missing School On Fridays To Protest Against Political Inaction On Climate Change And Inspired Youth Around The World To Do The Same. Rather Than Travel In An Airplane That Burns Fuel And Contributes To Atmospheric Carbon Pollution, Thunberg Opted To Make Her Trans-Atlantic Journey Carbon Emission-Free By Sailing On The Malizia Ii, A 60-Foot Yacht Equipped With Solar Panels And Underwater Turbines That Produce Electricity Onboard.

Originally released by Reuters News & Media Inc., 2019. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 29, 2020.

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