Luisa Neubauer, a prominent German climate activist, expresses concern over the rise of extreme weather events failing to spark political action for climate change. She points to the growing influence of far-right groups, exemplified by Elon Musk's support for climate-skeptic parties, and the spread of disinformation that undermines public support for climate policies. Neubauer urges a broader approach to climate activism, emphasizing the need to defend democracy and truth alongside emissions reduction.
Luisa Neubauer said she was shocked to see the destruction caused by extreme weather events such as Hurricane Helene ‘play into the cards of those denying climate disasters’Luisa Neubauer said she was shocked to see the destruction caused by extreme weather events such as Hurricane Helene ‘play into the cards of those denying climate disasters’The rise in extreme weather is not generating political support for climate action, Germany ’s best-known climate activist has warned, as conspiracy...
Musk, the billionaire owner of electric carmaker Tesla, has boosted debunked conspiracy theories and thrown his support behind anti-immigrant and climate-sceptic parties in the UK and Germany. On Monday, he gave straight-armed salutes at But she said that Musk – “a very extreme example” of green capitalism – had shown her the dangers of that line of thinking. “It was an illusion, but also a privilege, to understand the climate crisis as a mechanical issue that engineers and technology need to solve.”
Far-right networks across the world have increasingly connected their efforts to block climate action. The influence of foreign actors has become particularly controversial in Germany, where the far-right Alternative für Deutschland is polling second ahead of federal elections next month. Last month, Musk endorsed the AfD in an opinion piece in Welt am Sonntag thatwith the party leader, Alice Weidel, on his social media platform, X, in which she falsely claimed that Hitler was a communist.
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