How to turn climate anxiety into action (with Luisa Neubauer)

How to Be a Better Human

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louisa newbouer: I've learned so much. This was a pleasure to me. We'll see you next weeko, what is happening in my mouth? My tongue is fizzing. It feels like pop rocx and lemon,. Now it's salty, and now it feels lik im eating meat. No tasting cheese. And coming in june are ten new episodes of far flung. Come with us and see what the world is dreaming up as we all try to get that feeling of travelling and getting hit by a new at the same time.

Sometimes it feels like fighting climate change is all about dealing with the many little things we as individuals are doing wrong (hello single-use coffee cups, plastic bags, and eating dairy). While these bad habits are important to address, are we losing focus on the bigger picture? Luisa Neubauer draws on her experience at the front lines of activism to strategically reframe the climate crisis and identify the unique ways we can make systemic change. Luisa Neubauer is a climate activist, author and leader of the "Fridays For Future" school strike movement. In 2018, Luisa Neubauer co-initiated the "Fridays for Future" school strike movement Germany, which was inspired by Swedish teen Greta Thunberg. In fear of growing up in a world of rising global temperatures, Neubauer is organizing mass action to urge governments to comply with the 2015 Paris Agreements. To learn more about "How to Be a Better Human," host Chris Duffy, or find footnotes and additional resources, please visit: go.ted.com/betterhuman