List of climate change books explained

This is a list of climate change books that describe, as a major theme, the effects of human activity on climate change.

Non-fiction

Non-fiction is an account or representation of a subject that is presented as fact. This presentation may be accurate or not; that is, it can give either a true or a false account of the subject in question. However, it is generally assumed that the authors of such accounts believe them to be truthful at the time of their composition.

TitleTheme(s) and subtheme(s)Author(s)Year(s)ISBN(s)
[1] Climate Change 2023 (IN)
An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming Global warming: skepticism about impact 2008 (UK);
(US)
Atlas of Our Changing Environment Climate change 2005–
Climate change 2008
The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the Oil Era Global warming 1999
This Changes Everything 2014
The Chilling Stars Climate change: cosmic rays as major contributor 2003;
2007 (updated)
The Climate Book Causes, effects and possible solutions to the climate crisis and many others 2022
Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change 2011
Climate Change and Global Energy Security: Technology and Policy Options 2011
2011
Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action Global warming: "sustainability emergency" and Philip Sutton 2008
Global warming: high cost and low impact of countermeasures 2007
The Deniers: The world-renowned scientists who stood up against global warming hysteria, political persecution, and fraud Global warming: denial by reputable scientists 2008
The Dirty Energy Dilemma: What’s Blocking Clean Power in the United States Energy: four challenges and four solutions 2008
The Discovery of Global Warming Global warming: history of scientific discoveries 2003
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global WarmingReference, scholarly work, list of solutions with estimated impact and costs2017
Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet Climate change: statistics and causes 2010
The End of Energy Obesity: Breaking Today's Energy Addiction for a Prosperous and Secure Tomorrow 2009
The End of Nature Global warming: human manipulation of natural forces 1989
Energy: counter-arguments to 13 propositions about US culture and the environment and Marilyn A. Brown (editors) 2007
2006
Climate change: modern developmentsBill McKibben2019
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change Climate change: causes and effects in various places on Earth 2006
Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy 2007
Half Gone: Oil, Gas, Hot Air and the Global Energy Crisis 2005
Hard Choices: Climate Change in Canada Climate change: effects in Canada 2004
Heaven and Earth: Global Warming — The Missing Science Global warming: dispute of scientific consensus on climate change 2009
Hell and High Water: Global Warming — the Solution and the Politics — and What We Should Do Global warming: evidence for dire consequences of inaction 2006
High and Dry: John Howard, Climate Change and the Selling of Australia's Future Global warming: industrial lobbyists in Australia 2007
The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines 2012
The Hockey Stick Illusion: Climategate and the Corruption of Science 2010
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--And How It Can Renew America 2008
How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Stopping Climate Change 2007
The Hype about Hydrogen: Fact and Fiction in the Race to Save the Climate Climate change: clean energy, advanced vehicles, energy security, and greenhouse gas mitigation 2004

An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It Global warming

speed and extent documented with text and images

2006
Climate change 2000
Living in the Hothouse: How Global Warming Affects Australia Climate change: government policy in Australia 2005
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming 2010
Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis Climate change: solutions (concentrated solar power, cogeneration, and biochar) 2009
Plows, Plagues and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate 2005
Reaction Time: Climate Change and the Nuclear Option 2007
The Real Global Warming Disaster (Is The Obsession With 'Climate Change' Turning Out To Be the Most Costly Scientific Blunder In History?) Global warming: climate change denial from a denial perspective 2009
Requiem for a Species: Why We Resist the Truth about Climate Change Climate change: climate change denial from the perspective of climate change belief 2010
The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is Fighting Back - and How we Can Still Save Humanity Various themes 2007
Climate change 2007
Climate change: Kyoto Protocol and Australian politics 2007
Climate change: effects from global temperature increasing by one to six degrees 2007
Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming Global warming: effect on hurricanes 2007
Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity Climate change: fossil fuels 2009
Straight Up: America's Fiercest Climate Blogger Takes on the Status Quo Media, Politicians, and Clean Energy Solutions 2010
Surviving the Century: Facing Climate Chaos and Other Global Challenges 2007
Taken By Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global Warming Global warming controversy: personalities and communication and Christopher Essex 2002
Ten Technologies to Save the Planet (first edition) or Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate (second edition) 2008 (first edition);
2009 (second edition)
2007
The Uninhabitable Earth. Life After Warming Global warming 2019 (US)
Global warming: natural causes 2006
The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change Climate change: consequences of global warming 2005
The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes From a Climate-Changed Planet Climate change: dangers from greenhouse gases from fossil fuels 2010
Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto 2009
Why We Disagree About Climate Change: Understanding Controversy, Inaction and Opportunity Climate change: differing views from various disciplines 2009

Fiction

Title Theme(s) Author(s) Year ISBN(s)
The HelixCultivating our inner ability to create the world we want2022
The Forgotten Enemy Climate change 1949
Mother of Storms Climate change: giant hurricane caused by nuclear explosion 1994
Fairhaven[2] Innovators, engineers, and visionaries struggle against the odds to bring climate solutions to Southeast Asia and to the world. (writing as) and 2024

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. https://penguin.co.in/book/im-a-climate-optimist/ I'm A Climate Optimist by Penguin Random House
  2. Genevieve Hilton - Fairhaven – A Novel of Climate Optimism . 2024-03-27 . Brunch with Noreen . Noreen . Mir . RTHK . Radio 3 . 2024-02-29 .