A woman dubbed the ‘human swan’ has flow into Fife and Angus as part of a round-Britain climate challenge ahead of COP26.
Sacha Dench is using an electric paramotor – a paraglider with an engine – as part of her mission to raise climate awareness in the lead-up to the major climate conference in Glasgow.
She is also attempting a Guinness World Record on her journey by travelling 3,000 miles in an electric-powered flying machine.
She visited Levenmouth Academy on Monday, to learn about SGN’s H100 hydrogen heating project, ahead of a visit to Arbikie Distillery near Lunan Bay in Angus on Tuesday.
During her journey, Sacha is calling on locals to sign up to Count Us In. She hopes to inspire at least 140,001 people to take personal action on the climate.
The trip started just outside of Glasgow in June and Sacha has travelled round England and Wales.
She will finish her journey at the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference in November.
Her support crew is travelling in electric vehicles and staying overnight at camp sites.
After landing in the Levenmouth Academy playing fields, Sacha said: “I am delighted to be meeting people in Levenmouth who are truly focused on answers to the climate crisis – not problems – and as such are inspirations to all.
“As part of this expedition, we have been investigating how climate change is affecting different regions of the country and showing – in a visually stunning and exciting way – what is happening to help cut carbon and preserve and restore our environment.”
During the event, Duncan Zuill, a religious and moral education teacher and EIS representative at the school, spoke about a natural wilding project on the campus.
He said: “I’m always looking at ways of making the school more sustainable.
“H100 Fife is a really exciting sustainability project that’s really captured the imagination of students and teachers alike and I’m really looking forward to it kicking off.”
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