Some talk about climate change, some about the climate crisis, others about the climate catastrophe. But no matter what you call it, global warming caused by greenhouse gases has slipped a little lower on the general scale of concerns. It's not just the current opinion polls that show this, but also the impression that Greenpeace CEO Martin Kaiser has. "After Corona and now with the wars in Ukraine and Israel, there is a sense of crisis fatigue in society," says Kaiser. This leads to a defensive attitude towards further crises.

"Is it easy? No."

The mood is also being weighed down by the poor economic situation and rising prices over the past two years. The federal government has decided to make climate protection a key issue in traffic light policy. The Greens have appointed former Greenpeace International Executive Director Jennifer Morgan as Special Representative for International Climate Policy at the Federal Foreign Office. . From Morgan's perspective, Germany is in the midst of an energy transition, and this leads to an increased need for discussion. "Is it easy? No. Is it necessary? Yes. It brings opportunities: Absolutely." (Martin Polansky)