Build A Movement

It's often said about the climate crisis that we know what we need to do, we're just not doing it. But why? 

This week James and Bella catch up with fellow climate activist Luisa Neubauer to discuss the barriers that are holding back progress across all sectors. Luisa is the most prominent climate activist in Germany - she started the German Fridays For Future movement, took her government to court (and won), and also finds the time to write books and host a podcast on the climate crisis.

They talk about how the climate movement needs to change its communication tactics, the nature of the fossil fuel industry's power in society, and how to build a movement that can catalyse real social change.

NOTES
Here's The Plan is presented by James Miller and Bella Lack. It is produced by Airaphon.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

1. See yourself not just as a consumer but also as a political being - you could have a far more profound impact through your political engagement than your material carbon footprint. (But it is also healthy to live by your values!).

2. Join a career or sector-specific movement to advocate for leadership in your profession. Examples include 'Music Declares Emergency', 'Lawyers Are Responsible', and 'Teachers for Future'. This way you can push for specific, constructive change in the area you know most about and have most influence on.

3. If you're based in the UK (or Norway), join the Stop Rosebank campaign to prevent the drilling of a huge new oil field in the North Sea. 

4. Plan your activism in small, manageable chunks. Decide on 3 days you want to get out on the street protesting, 3 more sustainable consumer choices you want to make, 3 meetings to go to to advocate for stronger environmental action. Just make a start.

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