As the end of the world’s hottest year on record approaches, the German government has adopted a comprehensive strategy for its foreign climate policy. The 74-page paper, approved by Germany’s Cabinet on Wednesday, describes combating the climate crisis and its fatal consequences as a “central task of humanity this century.” The strategy states that global warming is already endangering human lives in many places in the world, and will exacerbate existing inequalities and conflicts over the distribution of resources. The paper also foresees increased migration as people flee the effects of cli…