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 which 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)
An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global WarmingGlobal warming: skepticism about impactNigel Lawson2008 ISBN 978-0-7156-3786-9 (UK);
ISBN 978-1-59020-084-1 (US)
Atlas of Our Changing EnvironmentClimate change United Nations Environment Programme2005–
The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the Oil EraGlobal warmingJeremy Leggett1999
The Chilling StarsClimate change: cosmic rays as major contributorHenrik Svensmark and Nigel Calder2003;
2007 (updated)		 ISBN 1-84046-815-7
Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate ChangeClimate change: efficient energy use and renewable energyHunter Lovins and Boyd Cohen2011 ISBN 978-0-8090-3473-4
Climate Change and Global Energy Security: Technology and Policy OptionsClimate change mitigation and global energy securityMarilyn A. Brown and Benjamin K. Sovacool2011 ISBN 978-0-262-01625-4
Climate Change Denial: Heads in the SandClimate change denialHaydn Washington and John Cook; foreword by Naomi Oreskes2011 ISBN 978-1-84971-336-8
Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency ActionGlobal warming: "sustainability emergency"David Spratt and Philip Sutton2008 ISBN 1-921372-20-6
Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global WarmingGlobal warming: high cost and low impact of countermeasuresBjørn Lomborg2007 ISBN 978-0-307-26692-7
The Deniers: The world-renowned scientists who stood up against global warming hysteria, political persecution, and fraudGlobal warming: denial by reputable scientistsLawrence Solomon2008 ISBN 978-0-9800763-1-8
The Dirty Energy Dilemma: What’s Blocking Clean Power in the United StatesEnergy: four challenges and four solutionsBenjamin K. Sovacool2008
The Discovery of Global WarmingGlobal warming: history of scientific discoveriesSpencer R. Weart2003
Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New PlanetClimate change: statistics and causesBill McKibben2010 ISBN 978-0-8050-9056-7
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 recessionPeter Tertzakian2009
The End of NatureGlobal warming: human manipulation of natural forcesBill McKibben1989 ISBN 0-8129-7608-8
Energy and American Society: Thirteen MythsEnergy: counter-arguments to 13 propositions about US culture and the environmentBenjamin K. Sovacool and Marilyn A. Brown (editors)2007
Energy Autonomy: The Economic, Social & Technological Case for Renewable EnergyEnergy: renewable energy commercializationHermann Scheer2006 ISBN 1844073556
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate ChangeClimate change: causes and effects in various places on EarthElizabeth Kolbert2006 ISBN 1-59691-125-5
Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable EnergyEnergy: energy efficiency, renewable energy, and natural gasMark Diesendorf2007 ISBN 978-0-86840-973-3
Half Gone: Oil, Gas, Hot Air and the Global Energy CrisisEnergy: oil depletion and global warmingJeremy Leggett2005
Hard Choices: Climate Change in CanadaClimate change: effects in CanadaHarold Coward and Andrew J. Weaver2004 ISBN 978-0889204423
Heaven and Earth: Global Warming — The Missing ScienceGlobal warming: dispute of scientific consensus on climate changeIan Plimer2009 ISBN 0-7043-7166-9
Hell and High Water: Global Warming — the Solution and the Politics — and What We Should DoGlobal warming: evidence for dire consequences of inactionJoseph J. Romm2006 ISBN 0-06-117212-X
High and Dry: John Howard, Climate Change and the Selling of Australia's FutureGlobal warming: industrial lobbyists in AustraliaGuy Pearse2007
The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines Climate change: hockey stick controversyMichael E. Mann2012 ISBN 023115254X
The Hockey Stick Illusion: Climategate and the Corruption of ScienceClimate change: hockey stick controversy and Climatic Research Unit email controversyAndrew Montford2010 ISBN 978-1-906768-35-5
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--And How It Can Renew AmericaVarious themes: clean energy, globalization, and population growthThomas L. Friedman2008
How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Stopping Climate ChangeConsumerism: reducing carbon footprintChris Goodall2007 ISBN 9781844074266
The Hype about Hydrogen: Fact and Fiction in the Race to Save the ClimateClimate change: clean energy, advanced vehicles, energy security, and greenhouse gas mitigationJoseph J. Romm2004 ISBN 1-55963-703-X;
ISBN 1-55963-704-8
An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About ItGlobal warming: speed and extent documented with text and imagesAl Gore2006 ISBN 1-59486-567-1
Klima Macht Geschichte: Menschheitsgeschichte als Abbild der KlimaentwicklungClimate changeKenneth J. Hsu2000
Living in the Hothouse: How Global Warming Affects AustraliaClimate change: government policy in AustraliaIan Lowe2005
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 ISBN 978-1-59691-610-4
Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate CrisisClimate change: solutions (concentrated solar power, cogeneration, and biochar)Al Gore2009
Plows, Plagues and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of ClimateVarious themes: agriculture, diseases, and fossil fuelsWilliam Ruddiman2005
Reaction Time: Climate Change and the Nuclear OptionVarious themes: energy policy, and arguments against nuclear powerIan Lowe2007 ISBN 978-1-86395-412-9
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 perspectiveChristopher Booker2009
Requiem for a Species: Why We Resist the Truth about Climate ChangeClimate change: climate change denial from the perspective of climate change beliefClive Hamilton2010 ISBN 978-1-84971-081-7
The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is Fighting Back - and How we Can Still Save HumanityVarious themesJames Lovelock2007 ISBN 0-14-102597-2
Scorched: South Africa's Changing ClimateClimate changeLeonie Joubert2007
Scorcher: The Dirty Politics of Climate ChangeClimate change: Kyoto Protocol and Australian politicsClive Hamilton2007 ISBN 978-0-9775949-0-0
Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter PlanetClimate change: effects from global temperature increasing by one to six degreesMark Lynas2007 ISBN 978-0-00-720905-7
Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global WarmingGlobal warming: effect on hurricanesChris Mooney2007
Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save HumanityClimate change: fossil fuelsJames Hansen2009 ISBN 978-1-60819-200-7
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 transportJoseph J. Romm2010 ISBN 1-59726-716-3
Surviving the Century: Facing Climate Chaos and Other Global ChallengesVarious themes: climate change, renewable energy commercialization, sustainable cities, and cradle-to-cradle designHerbert Girardet2007
Taken By Storm: The Troubled Science, Policy and Politics of Global WarmingGlobal warming controversy: personalities and communicationRoss McKitrick and Christopher Essex2002 ISBN 978-1-55263-946-7
Ten Technologies to Save the Planet (first edition) or Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate (second edition)Various themes: technologies for reducing greenhouse gasesChris Goodall2008 (first edition);
2009 (second edition)		 ISBN 978-1-84668-868-3
Twisted: The Distorted Mathematics of Greenhouse DenialClimate change: environmental skepticismIan G. Enting2007 ISBN 978-0-646-48012-1
Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 YearsGlobal warming: natural causesS. Fred Singer and Dennis T. Avery2006 ISBN 978-0-7425-5117-6
The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate ChangeClimate change: consequences of global warmingTim Flannery2005 ISBN 1-920885-84-6
The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes From a Climate-Changed PlanetClimate change: dangers from greenhouse gases from fossil fuelsHeidi Cullen2010
Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist ManifestoVarious themes: climate change, urbanization, and biotechnologyStewart Brand2009 ISBN 978-0-670-02121-5
Why We Disagree About Climate Change: Understanding Controversy, Inaction and OpportunityClimate change: differing views from various disciplinesMike Hulme2009 ISBN 978-0-521-72732-7

Fiction

TitleTheme(s)Author(s)YearISBN(s)
The Forgotten EnemyClimate changeArthur C. Clarke1949
Mother of StormsClimate change: giant hurricane caused by nuclear explosionJohn Barnes1994 ISBN 0-312-85560-5

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