If you thought you had a productive weekend, wait until you cop a load of Greta Thunberg’s schedule. The Swedish teenage activist spent her weekend rallying against climate change and comparing notes with Leonardo DiCaprio in Los Angeles, and now she needs a lift to the next stop on her low-emission journey around the world.
Thunberg took to Twitter on Saturday to quite literally stick out her thumb in hopes of hitching a ride to Spain now the COP25 climate summit has been moved from Santiago to Madrid.
“As #COP25 has officially been moved from Santiago to Madrid I’ll need some help,” she wrote. “It turns out I’ve travelled half around the world, the wrong way 🙂 Now I need to find a way to cross the Atlantic in November…If anyone could help me find transport I would be so grateful.”
If you’re thinking – why doesn’t Greta pay for an overpriced economy seat like the rest of us? You’re way off the mark. Thunberg has been travelling across the Atlantic in the most eco-friendly way she can: in a zero-carbon yacht, via train, and even an electric car she borrowed from none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Thunberg’s Tweet was met with plenty of low-emission travel suggestions including flying via a hot air balloon, hitching a ride on the back of a dolphin, or floating to Madrid in a humble pedal boat.
While most of Greta Thunberg’s followers were happy to humour her request for a lift, others took the opportunity to tell her she should “stay in school and get an education” – an insult which is starting to sound like a broken record.
Teresa Ribera, Spain’s ecological transition minister responded to Thunberg’s plea for a lift, tweeting, “Dear Greta, it would be great to have you here in Madrid. You’ve made a long journey and help all of us to raise concern, open minds and enhance action. We would love to help you cross the Atlantic back.”
Sounds like Thunberg’s will make the journey to Madrid after all: whether it’s via a makeshift bicycle, or a lift from Spain’s government. Where’s Leonardo DiCaprio when you need him?
Listen to the GOAT team’s take on Greta Thunberg and her request to hitch a ride on episode one of our brand new podcast, It’s Been A Big Day For… below: