Thunberg to sail to climate talks ---------------------------------- Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, 16, who refuses to fly because of the environmental impact of air travel, will cross the Atlantic in a zero-carbon vessel to attend two key summits on global warming ---------------------------------- Thunberg accepted offer from Team Malizia to sail from UK to New York aboard racing yacht. Crew could face hurricanes en route ---------------------------------- Sep 23: New York UN Climate Action summit Dec 2: Santiago Climate Change Conference, Chile Thunberg, taking year off school to campaign against climate change, will tour U.S., Canada and Mexico before taking low- carbon transport to Santiago Malizia II: 18m yacht generates electricity through solar panels and underwater turbines Thunberg accompanied by captain Boris Herrmann, Team Malizia co-founder Pierre Casiraghi, her father Svante, and Swedish documentary maker ---------------------------------- PROJECTED AVIATION EMISSIONS (Million tonnes of CO2) 2017: Airlines emit 859 million tonnes of CO2 – roughly 2% of man-made emissions 2050: Rapid expansion, mainly in Asia, means emissions are on course to reach 2.7 billion tonnes annually Flight from London to New York generates 3,408kg CO2 per person, more than double typical annual carbon footprint per capita in India – 1,600kg 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 ---------------------------------- Sources: Boris Herrmann Racing, ICAO, IATA, Atmosfair © GRAPHIC NEWS Pictures: Andreas Lindlahr, Getty Images