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The reinvention of world politics. The era of carbon-based energy production is coming to an end. A comparable turning point is also to be expected for the global political system. Humans are creatures of habit and are all too eager to envision the future as a continuation of the present. This was true even after significant upheavals like the collapse of the Soviet Union 30 years ago. And it holds true again today, in times of triple global upheaval - the pandemic, rampant global warming, and the digital revolution. But what if the familiar everyday life does not return? Humanity is experiencing in real-time around the globe how the established institutions, especially nation-states, are proving incapable of responding adequately to planetary threats and challenges. The answer is clear: global cooperation instead of national competition. The age-old power-political hegemonic aspirations of all human societies from the very beginning are reaching their limits; the planetary threats urgently require a united action from the global community like never before. In his new book, Joschka Fischer demonstrates that the economy worldwide, albeit slowly, is beginning to embrace the decarbonization of energy production to preserve our living conditions. He also examines why and where international politics has so far failed despite the Paris Climate Agreement and where breakthroughs towards new horizons are emerging.