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• The Revenge of Gaia

  Why the Earth Is Fighting Back - and How We Can Still Save Humanity

  Lovelock, James, 1919-2022,

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  The originator of the Gaia Theory argues that the Earth is a self-regulating superorganism, whose balance has been upset by the impact of global warming and that the resulting climate change could have dire results for human civilization.

• Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid

  the Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change

  Hanson, Thor

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  Biologist Thor Hanson tells the remarkable story of how plants and animals are responding to climate change: adjusting, evolving, and sometimes dying out. Anole lizards have grown larger toe pads, to grip more tightly in frequent…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sixth Extinction

  An Unnatural History

  Kolbert, Elizabeth

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  Drawing on the work of geologists, botanists, marine biologists and other researchers, an award-winning writer discusses the five devastating mass extinctions on earth and predicts the coming of a sixth.

• All We Can Save

  Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis

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  Two powerful phenomena are simultaneously unfolding on Earth: the rise of the climate movement and the rise of women and girls. More than concurrent, the two trends are deeply connected. From sinking islands to drought-ridden savannas, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The End of This World

  Climate Justice in So-called Canada

  Alook, Angele

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  An examination of environmental justice in Canada.

• The Uninhabitable Earth

  Life After Warming

  Wallace-Wells, David

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  This urgent call-to-action lays out the mistakes and inaction of the past and current generations that negatively affect lives today and how they will inevitably affect the future and what we can do to change it.

• The Climate Book

  Thunberg, Greta, 2003-

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  Gathering together the wisdom of over 100 experts, the world's leading climate activist arms us with the knowledge we need to combat climate disaster, showing there is hope, but only if we listen to the science before it's too late.

• Not the End of the World

  How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet

  Ritchie, Hannah, 1993-

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  In this bold, radically hopeful book, a data scientist, drawing on the latest research, practical guidance and eye-opening graphics, gives us the tools for understanding our current environmental crisis and making lifestyle changes that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On Fire

  the Burning Case for a Green New Deal

  Klein, Naomi, 1970-

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  The author presents comprehensive, long-form essays linking current political and economic choices to environmental consequences, explaining how bold climate action can also provide a blueprint for a just and thriving society.

• Our Final Warning

  Six Degrees of Climate Emergency

  Lynas, Mark, 1973-

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  Mark Lynas delivers a vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if current rates of global warming persist. And it's only looking worse. Rigorously cataloguing the very latest climate science, Mark Lynas explores the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Climate Crisis and the Global Green New Deal

  the Political Economy of Saving the Planet

  Chomsky, Noam

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  The noted public intellectual looks at a global Green New Deal as the potential to save our planet and support rising living standards and expanding opportunities for the poor, starting with the elimination of our dependence on fossil…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

  Thunberg, Greta, 2003-

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  The groundbreaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who has become the voice of a generation, including her historic address to the United Nations.

• The Big Fix

  7 Practical Steps to Save Our Planet

  Harvey, Hal

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  Energy policy advisor Hal Harvey and reporter Justin Gillis hone in on the seven areas where ambitious but eminently practical changes will have the greatest effect: electricity production, transportation, buildings, industry,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Drawdown

  the Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming

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  In the face of widespread fear and apathy, an international coalition of researchers, professionals, and activists have come together to offer a set of realistic and bold solutions to climate change.

• The Nature Fix

  Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative

  Williams, Florence, 1967-

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  An investigation into the restorative benefits of nature draws on cutting-edge research and the author's explorations with international nature therapy programs to examine the relationship between nature and human cognition, mood and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Changes Everything

  Capitalism Vs. the Climate

  Klein, Naomi, 1970-

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  Award-winning journalist Naomi Klein offers an explanation of why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core "free market" ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political systems.

• Half-earth

  Our Planet's Fight for Life

  Wilson, Edward O.

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  A conclusion to the trilogy by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the National Book Award-finalist The Meaning of Human Existence argues that humanity must consider the histories of millions of other Earth species and increase the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Being the Change

  Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution

  Kalmus, Peter, 1974-,

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  Explores the connections between our individual daily actions and climate change, merging science, spirituality, and practical action to develop a satisfying and appropriate response to global warming.

• Total Garbage

  How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World

  Humes, Edward

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  A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explores the pervasive yet hard-to-see wastefulness that permeates our daily lives and shows how individuals and communities are making a real difference for health, prosperity, quality of life and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Treeline

  the Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth

  Rawlence, Ben

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  Combining reportage with the latest science, this journey is filled with the wonder and awe at the incredible creativity and resilience of trees and mysterious workings of the forest upon which we rely for the air we breathe.