The Anthropocene describes humanity's guilt regarding the state of the world, Paul Crutzen once said. The climate researcher is the inventor of this term for an era in which humans have influenced and changed everything – including the Earth's climate. Today, anyone traveling across the continents with open eyes encounters this transformation everywhere. In 12 reports, the book tells how farmers, mayors, scientists, and environmentalists from various countries and cultures are living with the consequences of an unpredictable climate: the genetic engineering labs for heat-resistant wine in Bordeaux and the depleted soils in West Africa are just as much witnesses of this new epoch as the unscrupulous entrepreneurs operating in the name of climate protection. The book provides a vivid insight into the complex legacy of the fossil age and our handling of it.