Chapter 1 Climate and weather at 3 degrees more -- Chapter 2 Biodiversity at the tipping point -- Chapter 3 Agriculture in a hot world -- Chapter 4 Escape from heat, drought and extreme weather -- Chapter 5 Economic impacts -- Chapter 6 Stop rainforest deforestation -- Chapter 7 Reforestation in the tropics and subtropics -- Chapter 8 Bauhaus Earth -- Chapter 9 Peatland must be wet -- Chapter 10 Humus enrichment of soils -- Chapter 11 Strengthen terrestrial water cycles -- Chapter 12 Germany under climate stress -- Chapter 13 People must know what they are in for!.

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This open access book describes in detail what life on this planet would be like if its average surface temperature were to rise 3 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial level. On this basis, the book argues that it is imperative to keep this temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius. It then lays out a detailed plan of what politically feasible, cost-effective measures should now be taken to achieve this goal. In this context, the book provides detailed discussions of climate finance, climate education and nature-based solutions. The book has been translated into English from the original German version published in 2022, and contains an original foreword and preface.

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