Climate Action Week

This booklist includes books that are written by strong climate voices from different places, fields, and communities in support of climate action advocacy campaigns that focus on the climate change related challenges and emergencies facing our communities. You’ll find books that explore solutions and stories that the expert tell, and the power of action and community.

Updated November 2, 2023
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All we can save : truth, courage, and solutions for the climate crisis
Johnson, Ayana Elizabeth
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER . Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward. "A powerful read that fills one with, dare I say . . . hope?"-The New York Times ...
Not too late : changing the climate story from despair to possibility
Solnit, Rebecca
Paper Book
An energizing case for hope about the climate, from Rebecca Solnit ("the voice of the resistance"--New York Times), climate activist Thelma Young Lutunatabua, and a chorus of voices calling on us to rise to the moment. Not Too Late is the book for anyone who is despondent, defeatist,...
We are the middle of forever : Indigenous voices from Turtle Island on the changing Earth
Jamail, Dahr
Paper Book
Saving us : a climate scientist's case for hope and healing in a divided world
Hayhoe, Katharine
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "An optimistic view on why collective action is still possible--and how it can be realized." --The New York Times "As far as heroic characters go, I'm not sure you could do better than Katharine Hayhoe." --Scientific...
Hope in the dark : untold histories, wild possibilities
Solnit, Rebecca
Paper Book
"No writer has better understood the mix of fear and possibility, peril and exuberance that's marked this new millennium." --Bill McKibben "An elegant reminder that activist victories are easily forgotten, and that they often come in extremely unexpected, roundabout ways." -...
Global warming and the sweetness of life : a tar sands tale
Hern, Matt
Paper Book
Seeking new definitions of ecology in the tar sands of northern Alberta and searching for the sweetness of life in the face of planetary crises. Confounded by global warming and in search of an affirmative politics that links ecology with social change, Matt Hern and Am Johal set off on a...
The archipelago of hope : wisdom and resilience from the edge of climate change
Ra?gorodet?ski?, Gleb
Paper Book
A breathtaking adventure across six continents that reveals the intricate cultures of native societies and their strategies of coping with climate change. You can't turn on the news today without a report on the latest extreme weather event. But while politicians to argue, the truth...
The future we choose : surviving the climate crisis
Figueres, Christiana
Paper Book
A cautionary but optimistic book about the world's changing climate and the fate of humanity, from Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac--who led negotiations for the United Nations during the historic Paris Agreement of 2015. The authors outline two possible scenarios for...
Generation dread : finding purpose in an age of climate crisis
Wray, Britt
Paper Book
Climate and environment-related fears and anxieties are on the rise everywhere. As with any type of stress, eco-anxiety can lead to lead to burnout, avoidance, or a disturbance of daily functioning. In Generation Dread, Britt Wray seamlessly merges scientific knowledge with emotional insight to show...
The good ancestor : a radical prescription for long-term thinking
Krznaric, Roman
Paper Book
So said Jonas Salk, who developed the polio vaccine in 1953 but refused to patent it--forgoing profit so that more lives could be saved. Salk's radical generosity to future generations should inspire us. But when leading philosopher Roman Krznaric examines society today,...
I want a better catastrophe : navigating the climate crisis with grief, hope, and gallows humor : an existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers
Boyd, Andrew
Paper Book
An existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers WITH GLOBAL WARMING projected to rocket past the 1.5°C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the "impossible news" of our...

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