GRETA THUNBERG HELPS RAISE THE PROFILE OF ECO-BOATING
As climate change activist Greta Thunberg set-off on her voyage to New York on 14 August, the boating industry had a chance to promote its own eco credentials.
The rudimentary accommodation with is already an eco-warrior in her own right. She has an onboard "ocean laboratory" that measures C02 and other sea-surface data as she races, and has solar panels and two hydro-generators that mean she makes more electricity than needed to run all her systems, including navigation, communications and the watermaker. She’s also quick, aiming for a two-week crossing as closed for press.
