Welcome to Climate Change Books!
There are so many books about climate change — with more coming out each month! can be hard to know where to start or keep track of them all.
The following climate change reading lists can help you find the book that’s right for your particular interests and tastes. Whether you’re looking for climate fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, you’ve come to the right place!
Climate Change Reading Lists
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Climate Solutions Reading List
The books included in this Climate Solutions Reading List provide an introduction to many of the most popular proposed and implemented solutions to the climate crisis. These are not the only solutions, and these are not the only books about these solutions. However, this list can be a good starting point for your journey into the wonderful world of climate solutions.
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Climate Change Audiobooks Reading List
Do you like audiobooks? Audiobooks are a growing market for book publishing in general and climate change books in particular. Many of the most popular books about climate change are now available in print, ebook, and audiobook formats. This increased availability of climate change audiobooks is especially helpful for readers who prefer audiobooks or can only read audiobooks for accessibility reasons.
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Climate Books To Read Before The 2024 Election
The 2024 United States elections will have a tremendous impact on climate policy in the U.S. and beyond. The following twelve books offer insights into past and present climate politics, public policy actions taken so far, and new approaches to climate action moving forward.
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Climate Fiction By Women Reading List
Are you reading climate fiction written by women? The book publishing industry has a serious diversity problem. By some accounts, women are now publishing more books than men. But women of color are still underrepresented in publishing. And merely being published doesn’t mean that women’s books are receiving the attention they deserve from publishers, readers, and the literary community. Institutional barriers and systemic injustices still make it more difficult for women to write, publish, and get pay and recognition for their writing. This industry-wide problem is especially unjust in the case of women authors writing about climate change. Women are…
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Climate Fiction Writers League Reading List
The Climate Fiction Writers League is a group of authors who believe in the necessity of climate action, immediately and absolutely. Their website features a prominent quote that offers a good synopsis of what they do and why they do it: Fiction is one of the best ways to inspire passion, empathy and action in readers. Our works raise awareness of climate change, and encourage action at the individual, corporate and government levels. Climate Fiction Writers League website The Climate Fiction Writers League has a membership of over 200 authors from around the world. They have collectively published hundreds of…
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Treesong’s Top Ten Climate Fiction Reads
Hi! My name is Treesong. I’m the founder and editor of Climate Change Books. This reading list features my Top Ten Climate Fiction Reads. Who am I? I’m a climate fiction author and climate communicator. So far, I’ve published three climate fiction novels, one climate fiction short story collection, and one climate poetry collection. I’m currently working on two more climate fiction novels that I plan to publish later this year. I also love reading climate fiction! I’ve read dozens of climate fiction novels and short story collections. Some have been amazing. Others have been less than stellar. All of…
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Climate Books for Black History Month
The nonfiction section of this list is based on the Climate Books for Black History Month reading list developed by Michael Svoboda, the Yale Climate Connections books editor. For more reading lists like this, find Michael Svoboda on Yale Climate Connections. Climate Nonfiction Climate Fiction
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Embodied Carbon Reading List
What is Embodied Carbon? Embodied carbon is a term for the greenhouse gas emissions that are released during the lifecycle of a building or product. This includes the emissions associated with the materials used to make it, the emissions released during the building or assembly of it, and the emissions released during the demolition or disposal of it. Reducing the embodied emissions of buildings, building materials, and other products is an important climate mitigation strategy. This reading list features books that provide more information about embodied emissions and how to mitigate them. If you know of any good books on…
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Free Climate Change Books
Where can I find free climate change books? Climate change books offer a thought-provoking and compelling way to do a deeper dive into the climate crisis. Authors from around the world have written and published thousands of works of climate fiction, climate nonfiction, and climate poetry. Many of these have something important and unique to say about the climate crisis. But what if you can’t afford to buy all of those climate change books? Is there any place online where you can read climate change books, short stories, and poetry for free? Yes! This reading list is a collection of…
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Climate Justice Reading List
What is Climate Justice? Climate justice is a political concept and social movement which recognizes that the climate crisis is a justice issue. The climate crisis is deeply interconnected with many social justice and environmental justice concerns. Who caused the climate crisis? Who benefits the most from the industries and activities that are causing the climate crisis? Who is harmed first and worst by the effects of the climate crisis? Who has the power to decide how our communities and societies respond to the climate crisis? All of these questions have justice implications. Reading a good book on the subject…
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