How to turn climate anxiety into action (w/ Luisa Neubauer) (re-release)

How to turn climate anxiety into action (w/ Luisa Neubauer) (re-release)

Author: TED January 20, 2025 Duration: 31:29

Amidst the multiple devastating fires in Los Angeles, where Chris lives, extreme weather events and shifting climate patterns are occurring across the globe, making our everyday lives all the more unpredictable. Today we are re-airing this episode from the very first season of How to Be a Better Human. It's a conversation with Luisa Neubauer, a climate activist, author, and leader of the "Fridays For Future" school strike movement. She 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.


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