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No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
by Greta Thunberg • 2019
Eight years of carbon budget left. The speeches that turned one school strike into a global alarm.
3.85
28k+
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference Summary
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference 92%
Eight years of carbon budget left. The speeches that turned one school strike into a global alarm.
by Greta Thunberg 2019
3.85
28k+ ratings
The Climate Book
by Greta Thunberg • 2022
Since 1991, we've emitted more CO2 than in all prior history; cures exist, the politics don't.
4.41
3k+
The Climate Book Summary
The Climate Book 92%
Since 1991, we've emitted more CO2 than in all prior history; cures exist, the politics don't.
by Greta Thunberg 2022
4.41
3k+ ratings
Oil and Honey
by Bill McKibben • 2013
While he fought pipelines, his beekeeper friend built a different answer to a warming world.
3.90
1k+
Oil and Honey Summary
Oil and Honey 92%
While he fought pipelines, his beekeeper friend built a different answer to a warming world.
by Bill McKibben 2013
3.90
1k+ ratings
Climate Change
by Joseph Romm • 2015
Climate change is accelerating faster than predicted. The most expensive thing we can do is nothing.
4.22
694
Climate Change Summary
Climate Change 92%
Climate change is accelerating faster than predicted. The most expensive thing we can do is nothing.
by Joseph Romm 2015
4.22
694 ratings
Climate Justice
by Mary Robinson • 2018
Climate change is a human rights crisis. Frontline communities are showing the world how to respond.
4.06
3k+
Climate Justice Summary
Climate Justice 92%
Climate change is a human rights crisis. Frontline communities are showing the world how to respond.
by Mary Robinson 2018
4.06
3k+ ratings
How to Change Everything
by Naomi Klein • 2021
Fossil fuels made the crisis. Young people are making the solution. Here's the playbook.
3.89
922
How to Change Everything Summary
How to Change Everything 91%
Fossil fuels made the crisis. Young people are making the solution. Here's the playbook.
by Naomi Klein 2021
3.89
922 ratings
The Future We Choose
by Christiana Figueres • 2020
Halve emissions by 2030 or lose a livable planet: the Paris Agreement architect's ten moves.
4.05
7k+
The Future We Choose Summary
The Future We Choose 91%
Halve emissions by 2030 or lose a livable planet: the Paris Agreement architect's ten moves.
by Christiana Figueres 2020
4.05
7k+ ratings
Into the Clear Blue Sky
by Rob Jackson • 2024
We could clean the atmosphere within a generation. The fastest lever most people overlook: methane.
4.02
131
Into the Clear Blue Sky Summary
Into the Clear Blue Sky 91%
We could clean the atmosphere within a generation. The fastest lever most people overlook: methane.
by Rob Jackson 2024
4.02
131 ratings
Taking on the Plastics Crisis
by Hannah Testa • 2020
Less than ten percent of plastic gets recycled. One teenager's plan for what actually works.
3.90
629
Taking on the Plastics Crisis Summary
Taking on the Plastics Crisis 91%
Less than ten percent of plastic gets recycled. One teenager's plan for what actually works.
by Hannah Testa 2020
3.90
629 ratings
This Changes Everything
by Naomi Klein • 2014
Capitalism demands endless growth. The climate demands we stop. Only one can win.
4.16
28k+
This Changes Everything Summary
This Changes Everything 91%
Capitalism demands endless growth. The climate demands we stop. Only one can win.
by Naomi Klein 2014
4.16
28k+ ratings
The Long and the Short of It - Finance and Investment for Normally Intelligent People Who Are Not in
by John Kay • 2009
Clean energy outcompetes fossil fuels on price. The smart money is shifting; the rest will follow.
3.95
615
The Long and the Short of It - Finance and Investment for Normally Intelligent People Who Are Not in Summary
The Long and the Short of It - Finance and Investment for Normally Intelligent People Who Are Not in 91%
Clean energy outcompetes fossil fuels on price. The smart money is shifting; the rest will follow.
by John Kay 2009
3.95
615 ratings
Apocalypse Never
by Michael Shellenberger • 2020
The planet is getting better in the ways that matter. The alarmists got it backward.
4.16
6k+
Apocalypse Never Summary
Apocalypse Never 91%
The planet is getting better in the ways that matter. The alarmists got it backward.
by Michael Shellenberger 2020
4.16
6k+ ratings
Falter
by Bill McKibben • 2019
Engineers want to redesign humans as the climate exit. The two crises share a cause.
4.00
2k+
Falter Summary
Falter 91%
Engineers want to redesign humans as the climate exit. The two crises share a cause.
by Bill McKibben 2019
4.00
2k+ ratings
Our Choice
by Al Gore • 2008
The tools to solve the climate crisis exist; here's the plan to deploy them at scale.
3.99
864
Our Choice Summary
Our Choice 91%
The tools to solve the climate crisis exist; here's the plan to deploy them at scale.
by Al Gore 2008
3.99
864 ratings
A Planet to Win
by Kate Aronoff • 2019
What if fighting climate change meant universal housing, public power, and a four-day week?
4.07
686
A Planet to Win Summary
A Planet to Win 91%
What if fighting climate change meant universal housing, public power, and a four-day week?
by Kate Aronoff 2019
4.07
686 ratings
The Green New Deal
by Jeremy Rifkin • 2019
The fossil-fuel economy is a bubble. Green tech will pop it by 2028.
3.68
812
The Green New Deal Summary
The Green New Deal 90%
The fossil-fuel economy is a bubble. Green tech will pop it by 2028.
by Jeremy Rifkin 2019
3.68
812 ratings
We Are the Weather
by Jonathan Safran Foer • 2019
Sixty percent of mammals are livestock. Two plant-based meals a day saves 1.3 metric tons of carbon.
3.69
17k+
We Are the Weather Summary
We Are the Weather 90%
Sixty percent of mammals are livestock. Two plant-based meals a day saves 1.3 metric tons of carbon.
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2019
3.69
17k+ ratings
Generation Dread
by Britt Wray • 2022
Eco-anxiety isn't a disorder. It's proof you're paying attention. Here's how to use it.
3.90
772
Generation Dread Summary
Generation Dread 90%
Eco-anxiety isn't a disorder. It's proof you're paying attention. Here's how to use it.
by Britt Wray 2022
3.90
772 ratings
Blessed Unrest
by Paul Hawken • 2007
A vast, leaderless movement is quietly restoring both the earth and human dignity.
3.94
2k+
Blessed Unrest Summary
Blessed Unrest 90%
A vast, leaderless movement is quietly restoring both the earth and human dignity.
by Paul Hawken 2007
3.94
2k+ ratings
A Life on Our Planet
by David Attenborough • 2020
Half of all wild animals vanished in one lifetime. The way back requires more than cutting carbon.
4.50
35k+
A Life on Our Planet Summary
A Life on Our Planet 90%
Half of all wild animals vanished in one lifetime. The way back requires more than cutting carbon.
by David Attenborough 2020
4.50
35k+ ratings
Planet on Fire
by Mathew Lawrence • 2021
Your carbon footprint is a distraction. The climate fight is about who owns the economy.
3.68
173
Planet on Fire Summary
Planet on Fire 90%
Your carbon footprint is a distraction. The climate fight is about who owns the economy.
by Mathew Lawrence 2021
3.68
173 ratings
Unsettled
by Steven E. Koonin • 2021
The gap between climate science and climate headlines is wider than either side admits.
4.24
4k+
Unsettled Summary
Unsettled 90%
The gap between climate science and climate headlines is wider than either side admits.
by Steven E. Koonin 2021
4.24
4k+ ratings
Nomad Century
by Gaia Vince • 2022
The tropics are becoming unlivable. A mass migration northward is an opportunity, not a crisis.
3.84
1k+
Nomad Century Summary
Nomad Century 90%
The tropics are becoming unlivable. A mass migration northward is an opportunity, not a crisis.
by Gaia Vince 2022
3.84
1k+ ratings
Not the End of the World
by Hannah Ritchie • 2024
The environmental doom story is wrong. The data is turning, and the fixes are within reach.
4.22
7k+
Not the End of the World Summary
Not the End of the World 90%
The environmental doom story is wrong. The data is turning, and the fixes are within reach.
by Hannah Ritchie 2024
4.22
7k+ ratings
Active Hope
by Joanna Macy • 2012
Despair for the world is a sign of sanity. A practice for turning that pain into action.
4.10
2k+
Active Hope Summary
Active Hope 90%
Despair for the world is a sign of sanity. A practice for turning that pain into action.
by Joanna Macy 2012
4.10
2k+ ratings
Our Angry Earth
by Isaac Asimov • 1991
Asimov connected climate change, ozone loss, toxic waste, and soil erosion: four alarms, one fire.
3.71
126
Our Angry Earth Summary
Our Angry Earth 90%
Asimov connected climate change, ozone loss, toxic waste, and soil erosion: four alarms, one fire.
by Isaac Asimov 1991
3.71
126 ratings
The Uninhabitable Earth
by David Wallace-Wells • 2019
Climate change is not slow. Heat, hunger, drought, and mass displacement are already here.
3.99
30k+
The Uninhabitable Earth Summary
The Uninhabitable Earth 90%
Climate change is not slow. Heat, hunger, drought, and mass displacement are already here.
by David Wallace-Wells 2019
3.99
30k+ ratings
Drawdown
by Paul Hawken • 2017
100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.
4.40
4k+
Drawdown Summary
Drawdown 90%
100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.
by Paul Hawken 2017
4.40
4k+ ratings
Heroes of the Environment
by Harriet Rohmer • 2009
A teen cleans polluted water. A wrestler teaches recycling. Twelve environmental heroes in action.
3.95
147
Heroes of the Environment Summary
Heroes of the Environment 90%
A teen cleans polluted water. A wrestler teaches recycling. Twelve environmental heroes in action.
by Harriet Rohmer 2009
3.95
147 ratings
What's Left
by Malcolm Harris • 2025
The economy is self-destructing. Three escape routes exist, but only together might they work.
3.87
195
What's Left Summary
What's Left 90%
The economy is self-destructing. Three escape routes exist, but only together might they work.
by Malcolm Harris 2025
3.87
195 ratings
No. More. Plastic.
by Martin Dorey • 2018
Eight million tons hit the ocean each year. Here is what two minutes can do.
3.99
2k+
No. More. Plastic. Summary
No. More. Plastic. 90%
Eight million tons hit the ocean each year. Here is what two minutes can do.
by Martin Dorey 2018
3.99
2k+ ratings
The Great Derangement
by Amitav Ghosh • 2016
Fiction cannot hold a cyclone. Politics cannot hold a planet. A novelist names the cultural refusal.
4.04
6k+
The Great Derangement Summary
The Great Derangement 90%
Fiction cannot hold a cyclone. Politics cannot hold a planet. A novelist names the cultural refusal.
by Amitav Ghosh 2016
4.04
6k+ ratings
Speed & Scale
by John Doerr • 2021
The climate fight in 10 objectives: which sectors to fix first, and what it costs.
4.19
2k+
Speed & Scale Summary
Speed & Scale 90%
The climate fight in 10 objectives: which sectors to fix first, and what it costs.
by John Doerr 2021
4.19
2k+ ratings
Under a White Sky
by Elizabeth Kolbert • 2021
Every environmental solution spawns a new problem. The next ones alter genes and block the sun.
4.10
13k+
Under a White Sky Summary
Under a White Sky 90%
Every environmental solution spawns a new problem. The next ones alter genes and block the sun.
by Elizabeth Kolbert 2021
4.10
13k+ ratings
Getting to Green
by Frederic C. Rich • 2016
No major environmental law has passed in 25 years. Here's why, and how to fix it.
4.02
106
Getting to Green Summary
Getting to Green 90%
No major environmental law has passed in 25 years. Here's why, and how to fix it.
by Frederic C. Rich 2016
4.02
106 ratings
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
by Bill Gates • 2021
Five activities emit 51 billion tons a year; the cost gaps show where innovation must hit first.
4.11
51k+
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster Summary
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster 90%
Five activities emit 51 billion tons a year; the cost gaps show where innovation must hit first.
by Bill Gates 2021
4.11
51k+ ratings
The Story of Stuff
by Annie Leonard • 2010
A five-stage global machine grinds resources into toxic waste. The owners call it the economy.
4.08
4k+
The Story of Stuff Summary
The Story of Stuff 90%
A five-stage global machine grinds resources into toxic waste. The owners call it the economy.
by Annie Leonard 2010
4.08
4k+ ratings
Here Comes the Sun
by Bill McKibben • 2025
The climate crisis has a solution: the sun, which quietly became the cheapest power on Earth.
4.50
939
Here Comes the Sun Summary
Here Comes the Sun 90%
The climate crisis has a solution: the sun, which quietly became the cheapest power on Earth.
by Bill McKibben 2025
4.50
939 ratings
The Green Collar Economy
by Van Jones • 2008
Climate change and inequality are twin crises, and they share a solution.
3.70
868
The Green Collar Economy Summary
The Green Collar Economy 90%
Climate change and inequality are twin crises, and they share a solution.
by Van Jones 2008
3.70
868 ratings
Net Zero
by Dieter Helm • 2020
Why UN climate talks can't cut emissions, and how taxing carbon consumption can.
3.84
270
Net Zero Summary
Net Zero 90%
Why UN climate talks can't cut emissions, and how taxing carbon consumption can.
by Dieter Helm 2020
3.84
270 ratings
Now or Never
by Tim Flannery • 2009
Climate change is outrunning every worst-case model. The solutions work; the timeline doesn't.
3.49
193
Now or Never Summary
Now or Never 90%
Climate change is outrunning every worst-case model. The solutions work; the timeline doesn't.
by Tim Flannery 2009
3.49
193 ratings
Revolutionary Power
by Shalanda Baker • 2021
Clean energy could dismantle inequality or deepen it. The difference: who owns the panels.
4.17
190
Revolutionary Power Summary
Revolutionary Power 90%
Clean energy could dismantle inequality or deepen it. The difference: who owns the panels.
by Shalanda Baker 2021
4.17
190 ratings
The Heat Will Kill You First
by Jeff Goodell • 2023
Heat bends steel, kills silently, and is already redrawing the map of where humans can live.
4.29
8k+
The Heat Will Kill You First Summary
The Heat Will Kill You First 90%
Heat bends steel, kills silently, and is already redrawing the map of where humans can live.
by Jeff Goodell 2023
4.29
8k+ ratings
False Alarm
by Bjørn Lomborg • 2020
Two trillion a year for one-twentieth of a degree: the smarter investments our panic overlooks.
4.16
3k+
False Alarm Summary
False Alarm 90%
Two trillion a year for one-twentieth of a degree: the smarter investments our panic overlooks.
by Bjørn Lomborg 2020
4.16
3k+ ratings
Lifehouse
by Adam Greenfield • 2024
Votes and green tech won't stop climate collapse. The real plan: neighbors caring for each other.
3.84
86
Lifehouse Summary
Lifehouse 89%
Votes and green tech won't stop climate collapse. The real plan: neighbors caring for each other.
by Adam Greenfield 2024
3.84
86 ratings
No Impact Man
by Colin Beavan • 2009
90 gallons of trash in 4 days: a Manhattan family aims for zero, for a year.
3.78
5k+
No Impact Man Summary
No Impact Man 89%
90 gallons of trash in 4 days: a Manhattan family aims for zero, for a year.
by Colin Beavan 2009
3.78
5k+ ratings
The Great Displacement
by Jake Bittle • 2023
Climate disasters are displacing millions; housing markets and insurance can't keep up.
4.28
4k+
The Great Displacement Summary
The Great Displacement 89%
Climate disasters are displacing millions; housing markets and insurance can't keep up.
by Jake Bittle 2023
4.28
4k+ ratings
Give a Sh*t
by Ashlee Piper • 2018
Eating more plants and buying less stuff: the planet-saving habits that also save you thousands.
4.15
972
Give a Sh*t Summary
Give a Sh*t 89%
Eating more plants and buying less stuff: the planet-saving habits that also save you thousands.
by Ashlee Piper 2018
4.15
972 ratings
Dónde aterrizar. Cómo orientarse en política
by Bruno Latour • 2017
Climate, inequality, and nationalism share one cause: the Earth has become a political actor.
3.74
2k+
Dónde aterrizar. Cómo orientarse en política Summary
Dónde aterrizar. Cómo orientarse en política 89%
Climate, inequality, and nationalism share one cause: the Earth has become a political actor.
by Bruno Latour 2017
3.74
2k+ ratings
The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide
by Jen Gale • 2020
Practical sustainability for people who can't go zero-waste: room-by-room swaps that actually stick.
4.08
645
The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide Summary
The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide 89%
Practical sustainability for people who can't go zero-waste: room-by-room swaps that actually stick.
by Jen Gale 2020
4.08
645 ratings
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