Climate change is a challenge that will transcend generations. Explore our reading list below to engage with this complex, urgent topic as our city adapts to the climate emergency.
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You may also went to participate in climate-focused programs, including two Climate Emergency Workshops and the Youth Climate Council.
The Future We Choose: Surviving The Climate Crisis
From the architects of the Paris Accords. This book gives the reader a prediction of the future if we do nothing as well as a prediction if we change course now. Hopeful without being preachy.
The Uninhabitable Earth Life After Warming
A very in-depth and journalistic approach to the subject matter of climate change and what is in store for the future. The author uses many statistics but the text is never dry. A brilliant intro.
Falter: Has The Human Game Begun To Play Itself Out?
Bill Mckibben always manages to remain hopeful even when he's delivering some pretty devastating thoughts. Of all the books Mckibben has written on the subject of climate change, this one is his most robust and honest.
Coming Of Age At The End Of Nature: A Generation Faces Living On A Changed Planet
A collection of twenty-two essays by young writers who have grown up experiencing the damaging effects of climate change on their lives. Whilst there is anger and fear at the current circumstances there is also plenty of hope for how they can shape and change the future.
This Is Not A Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook
Love or hate their tactics, you can't deny that Extinction Rebellion hasn't created headlines and awareness of climate change. This book is their manifesto and a call to arms.
Letters To My Grandchildren
Environmental activist David Suzuki passes along his wisdom to the next generation, telling them to be bold, be brave and above all fight for a sustainable future.
Learning To Die In The Anthropocene: Reflections On The End Of A Civilization
Roy Scranton gives us a dire outlook of our potential future in this very short book, but also offers some hope in how we adapt ourselves. It takes a big leap but it's worth it.
Footprints: In Search Of Future Fossils
A fascinating insight into the monuments, traces, and 'footprints' we'll leave behind as a civilization. Turns out we'll leaving quite a mark on the planet for eons to come.
Heat: How To Stop The Planet From Burning
George Monbiot has always been a great advocate of changes in policy and in personal lifestyle that could combat the worst of climate change. In this book Monbiot lays out his vision for combating climate change.
Our House Is On Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call To Save The Planet
Explaining climate change to kids can be challenging and in some cases distressing. This book aimed at children recounts Greta Thunberg's brave actions in taking a leading role in the future of the climate movement. It might just inspire a generation to take action.
Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet
This title explores the Deep Green Resistance which insists that the industrialized world is incapable of overcoming the challenges of climate change. Three leading and controversial voices evaluate the Deep Green's strategic options, from non-violence to guerrilla warfare -- Provocative and fascinating.
Engage, Connect, Protect: Empowering Diverse Youth As Environmental Leaders
Engage, Connect, Protect is a wake-up call for businesses, activists, educators, and policymakers to recognize the work of grassroots activists in diverse communities and create opportunities for engaging with diverse youth.
The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go From Here
The Story of More illuminates the link between our consumption habits and our endangered earth. This title is a great starting point for a complex topic.
Grassroots Rising: A Call to Action on Climate, Farming, Food, and a Green New Deal
Grassroots discusses the Regeneration Movement and its plan to reform agriculture, politics and consumerism through green agricultural technologies. This title is for those seeking solutions that start in the ground.
All Hell Breaking Loose: The Pentagon's Perspective on Climate Change
This title explores the U.S. military's response to climate change and its threat to national security. Challenges such as droughts, floods, climate refugees, socio-economic instability and the melting arctic are analyzed.
Ecology, Ethics, and Interdependence: The Dalai Lama in Conversation With Leading Thinkers on Climate Change
This book is a collection of conversations about climate change between the Dalai Lama and activists, scientists and public servants. This title is an interesting fusion of spiritual and scientific personalities and shows how these worlds can coexist.
The Clean Energy Age: A Guide to Beating Climate Change
The Clean Energy Age offers lists of actions people can take to reduce their carbon footprints. This is a practical guide to curbing climate change using affordable methods in day-to-day life.
