WHAT IF WE ARE BRAVE?

  • A clever and inspiring analysis, a plea for courage and hope from one of the most globally recognized climate activists (The Times listed her as one of the 100 global emerging voices).
  • Jumped directly on #3 of the Spiegel bestseller list! 
  • More than 40,000 copies sold since publication! 
  • One of her previous books was sold to the US (Brandeis University Press).
  • English sample translation available.

How can we bravely confront the climate crisis? A plea for hope.

For years, people have been fighting for the future habitability of our planet. Luisa Neubauer is one of them. Yet, to this day, the world fails to democratically organize the necessary climate protection. Why is not more happening, even though the scientific facts have long been known? Where does the anti-climate aggression from the right come from? Why do even the visible climate catastrophes not lead to a societal shift in thinking? In her book, she also asks what climate change means for our democratic society and puts her finger on the wounds of our time. 

Luisa Neubauer analyzes the power struggles behind the climate crisis, uncovers the fossil roots of our democracy, and illustrates what a realistic utopia on our planet could look like.

"Luisa Neubauer is not only rhetorically and strategically strong and versatile, not only charismatic, but she is also an intellectual." taz

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Taschenbuch
  • Release: 28.01.2025
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-01496-3
  • 144 Pages
  • Author: Luisa Neubauer

Awards

  • 2025: nominiert - Wissensbuch des Jahres
  • 2025: empfohlen - Sachbuch-Bestenliste

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Luisa Neubauer

Luisa Neubauer , born in 1996 in Hamburg, is one of the most globally recognized climate activists. After she met the Swedish student Greta Thunberg at the UN Climate Change Conference in 2018, she started the movement in Germany together with other activists. Her most recent works are Gegen die Ohnmacht (2022), co-authored with Dagmar Reemtsma, and Der Klima-Atlas (2024), co-authored with Christian Endt and Ole Häntzschel. Since 2020, she has been hosting the climate podcast  1.5 Degrees . The geography student resides in Göttingen and Berlin.