![]() “It’s not wise to paint a gloomy picture and say that things will be bad no matter,” he argued. “We might soon be facing a climate that no human being has experienced before.” But he made clear that he is not predicting the apocalypse: “It’s not the survival of humankind that we’re talking about – it’s the loss of liberal democracy.” When asked for his thoughts on this, liberal politician Johannes Vogel said he was confident that liberal democracy will be able to prevent this future, but he stressed that it would only be successful with optimism. “We’re on the brink of a watershed moment,” said Schaible. Jonas Schaible kicked off the discussion with a passage from his book, which gave a glimpse of a possible dystopic future: constant forest fires, water rationing, militarised borders and restricted civil liberties. Hertie School Centre for Sustainability Director Christian Flachsland gave the opening remarks. At the event, journalist Jonas Schaible discussed his new book Demokratie im Feuer (Democracy in Fire) with politician Johannes Vogel of Germany’s free democratic party and Hertie Foundation Director Elisabeth Niejahr. Is liberal democracy up to the task of fighting climate change? What will happen if isn’t? This was the topic of a panel discussion on 17 April hosted by the Hertie School and Penguin Random House Verlag. ![]() Jonas Schaible discusses his book Demokratie im Feuer at the Hertie School. European and Transnational Governance Network
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