The Spanish government is ready to help Greta Thunberg cross the Atlantic to Madrid in time to attend the climate change conference.
"Dear Greta, it would be great if you went to Madrid," Teresa Ribera, Spanish Minister of Ecological Change, wrote on Twitter on 2 November. "She went on a long journey and helped all of us raise concerns, open our minds and increase action. We would love to help him cross the Atlantic again."
Greta Thunberg is currently in Los Angeles, USA, and needs to be in Madrid, Spain on December 2 to attend the UN climate change conference COP25. 16-year-old environmental activist does not fly and wants to travel by vehicles that produce no emissions, but the remaining time is very limited.
Thunberg in August traveled from the United Kingdom across the Atlantic to the United States in two weeks on a solar-powered sailboat to attend the United Nations Climate Action Conference in New York.
From New York, Thunberg arrived in Los Angeles by tram and planned to continue to Central and South America by road to attend the COP25 climate change conference from December 2 to 13 in Santiago, Chile. .
However, Chile recently decided not to host the APEC and COP25 conferences, as Santiago, for weeks, has been caught in a wave of protests against the government. Millions of people poured into the streets, burned vehicles and docks, leaving at least 18 people dead and more than 7,0000 arrested.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez offered to host COP25 in Madrid, after Chile withdrew from the event as host of the event. Thunberg said the change left her stuck in South America.
"It turned out that I was halfway around the world wrong," Thunberg wrote on Twitter on November 1. "Now I need to find a way to cross the Atlantic in November. If anyone can help me find a way to move, I would be very grateful."
The young activist also apologized for not being able to come to South and Central America as expected. "We are in a climate and ecological emergency. I would like to express my support to the people of Chile," wrote Thunberg.
However, she emphasized that changing plans is not a big deal. "People around the world are suffering and I feel comfortable with whatever I do and wherever I go," Thunberg added.
The distance between Los Angeles and Madrid is more than 9,600 km. It is unclear how the Spanish government will arrange the zero-emission trip for Thunberg. If she wanted to cross the sea, she would have to return from the West Bank to the US East Coast and then take a boat to Spain.