Katharina Rogenhofer studied Zoology in Vienna and Biodiversity Conservation in Oxford. She worked for the UNFCCC and started FridaysForFuture in Vienna. Since April 2019 she is spokeswoman of the Klimavolksbegehren, which lead to a successful motion in parliament. In July 2021 she published her first book “Ändert sich nichts, ändert sich alles“.