Climate change books
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
The End of Nature
Bill McKibbenAn early popular account of human-caused climate change, written for general readers before the subject became mainstream.
Field Notes from a Catastrophe
Elizabeth KolbertReports from glaciers, reefs, and Arctic regions that show the observable effects of warming on the physical world.
The Uninhabitable Earth
David Wallace-WellsA long survey of projected impacts of warming on food, water, health, and social order, and a widely read example of the more alarmed end of the genre.
Drawdown
Paul HawkenRanks existing technologies and practices by how much greenhouse gas they could remove, and is an example of the solutions-focused strand.
A Life on Our Planet
David AttenboroughA narrated account of the history of life on Earth and the damage human activity has caused, combining natural history with climate warnings.
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More climate change books
- This Changes Everything
This Changes EverythingNaomi Klein - The Great Derangement
The Great DerangementAmitav Ghosh - How to Cool the Planet
How to Cool the PlanetJeff Goodell - Whole Earth Discipline
Whole Earth DisciplineStewart Brand - The Wizard and the Prophet
The Wizard and the ProphetCharles C. Mann - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
How to Avoid a Climate DisasterBill Gates - How to Blow up a Pipeline
How to Blow up a PipelineAndreas Malm - Apocalypse Never
Apocalypse NeverMichael Shellenberger - The Future We Choose
The Future We ChooseTom Rivett-Carnac - No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
No One Is Too Small to Make a DifferenceGreta Thunberg - The world is flat
The world is flatThomas L. Friedman2005 - Precipice
PrecipiceToby Ord2020