ESSENTIAL READING

In this book, Paul Hawken looks at the flow of life through the lens of carbon. Embracing a panoramic view of carbon’s omnipresence, he explores how this ubiquitous and essential element extends into every aperture of existence and shapes the entire fabric of life. Hawken charts a course across our planetary history, guiding us into the realms of plants, animals, insects, fungi, food, and farms to offer a new narrative for embracing carbon’s life-giving power and its possibilities for the future of human endeavor.

From a renowned journalist, a view of how other countries have approached preparing for and slowing climate change; an informative and vividly reported book that goes beyond the politics of climate change to explore practical ways we can adapt and survive.

By beginning with WWII, and demonstrating the collective effort to win the war, the author sets down the parameters that, for us to do anything about climate change, we must do it collectively.

A small set of energy policies, designed and implemented well, can put us on the path to a low-carbon future. Energy systems are large and complex, so energy policy must be focused and cost-effective.

A launch pad for those who are ready to act now, this book is geared to leaders in every walk of life. With a definitive action plan, the latest science, and a rising climate movement on our side, we can still reach net zero before it's too late. But as Doerr reminds us, there's no time to waste.

Just as World War II raised an existential threat that united Americans in a common cause, the dangers of climate change are similarly challenging all of our previously held notions of the future —and our only hope, as Tom Steyer sees it, is to unite together to take action in a collective movement akin to a war effort.

Understanding our emotional reactions to climate change—why it makes us anxious, fearful, angry or detached—is critical to coping on an individual level and convincing each other to act. This book is about understanding why people who aren't like you feel the way they do and learning to talk to them effectively. What we need are thousands—millions—of everyday conversations about the climate to enlarge the ranks of the concerned, engage the disengaged and persuade the cautious of the need for action.

Klein exposes the myths that are clouding the climate debate: that the market will save us, when in fact the addiction to profit and growth is digging us in deeper every day; that it’s impossible to get off fossil fuels when in fact we know exactly how to do it.

A handbook that looks at the individual and collective actions we must take to shape our future and avoid environmental and societal collapse. Packed with information, ideas, and resources, this book inspires us to move from concern to action.

An environmental journalist and professor asks the question: Is the future of food looking bleak — or better than ever? and takes the reader on a trip through 11 countries and 13 states, meeting people working various angles of our food supply.

This book outlines a plan to force governments and corporations to make real change. With immensely powerful vested interests aligned in defense of the fossil fuel status quo, this book from renowned climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann, informs and enables citizens everywhere to join this battle for our planet. The societal tipping point won't happen without the active participation of citizens everywhere aiding in the collective push forward.

Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivet-Carnac make the compelling case for confronting the climate crisis head-on, with determination & optimism, a cautionary but optimistic book about the world’s changing climate and the fate of humanity.

Reaching net-zero is critical and achievable. How? By replacing or installing one billion American-made machines: furnaces, water heaters, cars, clothes dryers, and infrastructure machines. Here's the math and the strategy behind this urgent opportunity, that adds jobs and will help keep global warming below pre-industrial levels.

We still have time to save the planet without resorting to 'miracle' technologies. We need to wave goodbye to outdated technologies, such as natural gas and carbon capture, and repurpose the technologies that we already have at our disposal. We can use existing technologies to harness, store, and transmit energy from wind, water, and solar sources to ensure reliable electricity, heat supplies, and energy security. Find out what you can do to improve the health, climate, and economic state of our planet. Together, we can solve the climate crisis, eliminate air pollution and safely secure energy supplies for everyone.

Acclaimed environmental journalist and author, Goodell decries the term "global warming as sounding gentle and soothing, as if the most notable impact of burning fossil fuels will be better beach weather". "Global warming" fails to convey the urgency associated with the climate crisis, which the author eloquently describes.

Renowned climate scientist and Evangelical Christian, Hayhoe brings a fresh and compelling message about the science of climate change and the moral imperative to act on "global weirding".

This is an accessible and friendly pocket-sized overview of this complex mega-subject, combining all the basics with facts and analysis.

This is no utopian fantasy. Courageous leaders are already making it real - and the stakes couldn't be higher. With bold and compelling stories, Net Positive sets out principles and practices that will deliver the scale of change and transformation that the world so desperately needs.

Published in 2017, this comprehensive guide to 80 existing solutions, backed up by science and data from a worldwide team of over 200 scholars, scientists, policy-makers, business leaders, and activists who modeled solutions, ranking them by their on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and restoring the earth's climate.

Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures. With clear-eyed essays, vibrant interviews, data, poetry, and art, Ayana guides the reader through solutions and possibilities at the nexus of science, policy, culture, and justice.