List of climate change books


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 and subthemeAuthorYearISBN
Climate Change 2023: Synthesis ReportClimate science, mitigation and impactsIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change2024
What We Can't Burn: Friendship and Friction in the Fight for Our Energy FutureClimate change the energy transition climate activism 2024
I’m A Climate Optimist: An Easy Guide to Lead a Sustainable LifeClimate Change2023
An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global WarmingGlobal warming: skepticism about impact2008 ;
Atlas of Our Changing EnvironmentClimate change2005–
The Carbon Age: How Life's Core Element Has Become Civilization's Greatest ThreatClimate change2008
The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the Oil EraGlobal warming1999
This Changes EverythingClimate change: the impact of capitalism2014
The Chilling StarsClimate change: cosmic rays as major contributor and Nigel Calder2003;
2007
The Climate BookCauses, effects and possible solutions to the climate crisis and many others2022
Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate ChangeClimate change: efficient energy use and renewable energy and Boyd Cohen2011
Climate Change and Global Energy Security: Technology and Policy OptionsClimate change mitigation and global energy security and Benjamin K. Sovacool2011
Climate Change Denial: Heads in the SandClimate change denialHaydn Washington and John Cook; foreword by Naomi Oreskes2011
Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency ActionGlobal warming: "sustainability emergency" and Philip Sutton2008
Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global WarmingGlobal warming: high cost and low impact of countermeasures2007
The Deniers: The world-renowned scientists who stood up against global warming hysteria, political persecution, and fraudGlobal warming: denial by reputable scientists2008
The Dirty Energy Dilemma: What’s Blocking Clean Power in the United StatesEnergy: four challenges and four solutions2008
The Discovery of Global WarmingGlobal warming: history of scientific discoveries2003
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 PlanetClimate change: statistics and causes2010
The End of Energy Obesity: Breaking Today's Energy Addiction for a Prosperous and Secure TomorrowEnergy: oil prices, economic growth, environmental law, renewable energy, and global recession2009
The End of NatureGlobal warming: human manipulation of natural forces1989
Energy and American Society: Thirteen MythsEnergy: counter-arguments to 13 propositions about US culture and the environment and Marilyn A. Brown 2007
Energy Autonomy: The Economic, Social & Technological Case for Renewable EnergyEnergy: renewable energy commercialization2006
Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?Climate change: modern developmentsBill McKibben2019
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate ChangeClimate change: causes and effects in various places on Earth2006
Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable EnergyEnergy: energy efficiency, renewable energy, and natural gas2007
Half Gone: Oil, Gas, Hot Air and the Global Energy CrisisEnergy: oil depletion and global warming2005
Hard Choices: Climate Change in CanadaClimate change: effects in CanadaHarold Coward and Andrew J. Weaver2004
Heaven and Earth: Global Warming — The Missing ScienceGlobal warming: dispute of scientific consensus on climate change2009
Hell and High Water: Global Warming — the Solution and the Politics — and What We Should DoGlobal warming: evidence for dire consequences of inaction2006
High and Dry: John Howard, Climate Change and the Selling of Australia's FutureGlobal warming: industrial lobbyists in Australia2007
The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front LinesClimate change: hockey stick graph2012
The Hockey Stick Illusion: Climategate and the Corruption of ScienceClimate change: hockey stick graph and Climatic Research Unit email controversy2010
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--And How It Can Renew AmericaVarious themes: clean energy, globalization, and population growth2008
How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Stopping Climate ChangeConsumerism: reducing carbon footprint2007
The Hype about Hydrogen: Fact and Fiction in the Race to Save the ClimateClimate change: clean energy, advanced vehicles, energy security, and greenhouse gas mitigation2004;
An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About ItGlobal warming: speed and extent documented with text and images2006
Klima Macht Geschichte: Menschheitsgeschichte als Abbild der KlimaentwicklungClimate change2000
Living in the Hothouse: How Global Warming Affects AustraliaClimate change: government policy in Australia2005
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global WarmingGlobal warming: comparisons with tobacco smoking, acid rain, and the ozone holeNaomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway2010
Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate CrisisClimate change: solutions 2009
Plows, Plagues and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of ClimateVarious themes: agriculture, diseases, and fossil fuels2005
Reaction Time: Climate Change and the Nuclear OptionVarious themes: energy policy, and arguments against nuclear power2007
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 perspective2009
Requiem for a Species: Why We Resist the Truth about Climate ChangeClimate change: climate change denial from the perspective of climate change belief2010
The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is Fighting Back - and How we Can Still Save HumanityVarious themes2007
Scorched: South Africa's Changing ClimateClimate change2007
Scorcher: The Dirty Politics of Climate ChangeClimate change: Kyoto Protocol and Australian politics2007
Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter PlanetClimate change: effects from global temperature increasing by one to six degrees2007
Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global WarmingGlobal warming: effect on hurricanes2007
Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save HumanityClimate change: fossil fuels2009
Straight Up: America's Fiercest Climate Blogger Takes on the Status Quo Media, Politicians, and Clean Energy SolutionsVarious themes: energy security, energy efficiency, green energy, and sustainable transport2010
Surviving the Century: Facing Climate Chaos and Other Global ChallengesVarious themes: climate change, renewable energy commercialization, sustainable cities, and cradle-to-cradle design2007
Taken By Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global WarmingGlobal warming controversy: personalities and communication and Christopher Essex2002
Ten Technologies to Save the Planet or Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate Various themes: technologies for reducing greenhouse gases2008 ;
2009
Twisted: The Distorted Mathematics of Greenhouse DenialClimate change: environmental skepticism2007
The Uninhabitable Earth. Life After WarmingGlobal warming2019
Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 YearsGlobal warming: natural causes and Dennis T. Avery2006
The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate ChangeClimate change: consequences of global warming2005
The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes From a Climate-Changed PlanetClimate change: dangers from greenhouse gases from fossil fuels2010
Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist ManifestoVarious themes: climate change, urbanization, and biotechnology2009
Why We Disagree About Climate Change: Understanding Controversy, Inaction and OpportunityClimate change: differing views from various disciplines2009