Everyone who travels to Sweden to interview Greta Thunberg faces the same dilemma. How do you reach her home in Stockholm without upsetting the queen of green by adding to the world’s carbon emissions? “We did discuss that among ourselves,” confessed Sarah Sands, editor of Radio 4’s Today programme. “It felt awkward but we did not have the time for trains or boats.”The Today programme has enlisted Thunberg as guest editor for a special edition of the show tomorrow. In August, Thunberg sailed across the Atlantic to attend a UN summit because it was the lowest carbon option.

Source: The Times December 29, 2019 00:00 UTC