The example of Fiji, the country presiding over this year’s conference, shows the urgent need for a break in global climate politics. As a small island nation, Fiji is already threatened by the consequences of climate chaos. Rising sea levels endanger its coastal areas and those who live there. To avoid catastrophic climate change, global emissions need to be immediately and radically reduced. A key step is the phasing out of all fossil fuels – coal, petrol and gas. Here Germany, as the world’s biggest producers of lignite, needs to show some responsibility.