37. The Courage and The Clear Sight of Luisa Neubauer
Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast
Persephonica
4.7 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2020
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
At just 23 years of age, Luisa Neubauer is fighting for our future in ways that will shape the future of activism and corporate responsibility forever. A best selling author and #FridaysFor Future activist, Luisa got the attention of the CEO of Siemens over an investment they have in the infamous Adani coal mine in Australia. After Siemens then offers her a position an advisory board for their new energy company, Luisa is faced with a decision.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone. So we are here at the top of the episode and we wanted to just remind you that our book is coming out in just a few weeks. |
| 0:08.8 | February 25th in the United States and in the UK. |
| 0:13.0 | And everywhere else as well, I understand. |
| 0:14.8 | I'm not sure about that. |
| 0:15.7 | All right, we'll get back to you about that. |
| 0:17.0 | Anyway, February 25th, you can pre-order it now. |
| 0:19.4 | We choose the future. |
| 0:20.4 | Com, which has been very exciting. We've been spending quite a bit of |
| 0:24.4 | time promoting the book and talk about it getting excited for the launch and |
| 0:27.4 | we have been sharing with you quotes from friends and allies at the top of the |
| 0:31.8 | episode. So this week I'm going to read you one from our |
| 0:34.0 | good friend Naomi Klein, author of the Shock Doctrine and more recently the |
| 0:38.8 | burning case for a Green New Deal. And she says the Garrison River Carnac lay out the stakes of the climate emergency |
| 0:45.1 | in the clearest possible terms, but they don't stop there. They dare to tell us how our |
| 0:49.6 | response can create a better fairer world. And they help us to think through many of the shifts |
| 0:54.4 | needed to get us there. Thank you very much Naomi we appreciate the support we |
| 0:58.9 | choose the future dot com hope you go and pre-order the book all proceeds we should point out from the pre-order period go to the green belt movement for planting trees in Africa. |
| 1:07.8 | So now's your chance to do that. |
| 1:10.0 | Paul? |
| 1:11.0 | And if you order online they will actually deliver to anywhere in the world so don't worry too much about what country you're in |
| 1:15.8 | The internet happens everywhere doesn't it. Okay, on with the podcast Hello and welcome to Outrage and optimism. |
| 1:34.0 | My name's Tom Rovik Karnak. |
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