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.
Title Theme(s) and subtheme(s) Author(s) Year(s) ISBN(s)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 Future Climate change the energy transition climate activism 2024 I’m A Climate Optimist: An Easy Guide to Lead a Sustainable LifeI'm A Climate Optimist by Penguin Random House Penguin Random House.co.in 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– The Carbon Age: How Life's Core Element Has Become Civilization's Greatest Threat Climate change 2008 The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the Oil Era Global warming 1999 This Changes Everything Climate change: the impact of capitalism 2014 The Chilling Stars Climate change: cosmic rays as major contributor and Nigel Calder 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 Climate change: efficient energy use and renewable energy and Boyd Cohen 2011 Climate Change and Global Energy Security: Technology and Policy Options Climate change mitigation and global energy security and Benjamin K. Sovacool 2011 Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand Climate change denial Haydn Washington and John Cook; foreword by Naomi Oreskes 2011 Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action Global warming: "sustainability emergency" and Philip Sutton 2008 Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming 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 Energy: oil prices, economic growth, environmental law, renewable energy, and global recession 2009 The End of Nature Global warming: human manipulation of natural forces 1989 Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths Energy: counter-arguments to 13 propositions about US culture and the environment and Marilyn A. Brown (editors) 2007 Energy Autonomy: The Economic, Social & Technological Case for Renewable Energy Energy: renewable energy commercialization 2006 Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?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 Energy: energy efficiency, renewable energy, and natural gas 2007 Half Gone: Oil, Gas, Hot Air and the Global Energy Crisis Energy: oil depletion and global warming 2005 Hard Choices: Climate Change in Canada Climate change: effects in Canada Harold Coward and Andrew J. Weaver 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 Climate change: hockey stick graph 2012 The Hockey Stick Illusion: Climategate and the Corruption of Science Climate change: hockey stick graph and Climatic Research Unit email controversy 2010 Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--And How It Can Renew America Various themes: clean energy, globalization, and population growth 2008 How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Stopping Climate Change Consumerism: reducing carbon footprint 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 Klima Macht Geschichte: Menschheitsgeschichte als Abbild der Klimaentwicklung 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 Global warming: comparisons with tobacco smoking, acid rain, and the ozone hole Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway 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 Various themes: agriculture, diseases, and fossil fuels 2005 Reaction Time: Climate Change and the Nuclear Option Various themes: energy policy, and arguments against nuclear power 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 Scorched: South Africa's Changing Climate Climate change 2007 Scorcher: The Dirty Politics of Climate Change Climate change: Kyoto Protocol and Australian politics 2007 Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet 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 Various themes: energy security, energy efficiency, green energy, and sustainable transport 2010 Surviving the Century: Facing Climate Chaos and Other Global Challenges Various themes: climate change, renewable energy commercialization, sustainable cities, and cradle-to-cradle design 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) Various themes: technologies for reducing greenhouse gases 2008 (first edition); 2009 (second edition) Twisted: The Distorted Mathematics of Greenhouse Denial Climate change: environmental skepticism 2007 The Uninhabitable Earth. Life After Warming Global warming 2019 (US) Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years Global warming: natural causes and Dennis T. Avery 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 Various themes: climate change, urbanization, and biotechnology 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 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 Climate change in literature List of environmental books
References
Books on Global Warming, Climate Change Books, Climate Change Education.org