Title: The Best Environmental Books for Readers Who Want to Save the Planet
Headings: The Best Environmental Books for Readers Who Want to Save the Planet
The Best Environmental Books for Readers Who Want to Save the Planet
Best Environmental Books in Nonfiction
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Choked: the Age of Air Pollution and the Fight for a Cleaner Future by Beth Gardiner
Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West by Heather Hansman
The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption by Dahr Jamail
Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? by Bill McKibben
Global Warming and the Sweetness of Life: A Tar Sands Tale by Matt Hern (Author), Am Johal (Author), and Joe Sacco (Illustrator)
How To Give Up Plastic: A Guide to Changing the World, One Plastic Bottle at a Time by Will McCallum
Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have by Tatiana Schlossberg
No One is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg
On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal by Naomi Klein
Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore by Elizabeth Rush
Signs on the Earth: Islam, Modernity, and the Climate Crisis by Fazlun Khalid
Sudden Spring: Stories of Adaptation in a Climate-Changed South by Rick Van Noy
Sustainability Made Simple: Small Changes for Big Impact by Rosaly Byrd and Laurèn DeMates
A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and its Assault on the American Mind by Harriet Washington
There is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years by Mike Berners-Lee
The Unlikely Thru-Hiker: An Appalachian Trail Journey by Derick Lugo
Visionary Women: How Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters Changed Our World by Andrea Barnet
The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow’s World by Charles Mann
Fiction Books About the Environment
The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
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Content: Will McCallum, Head of Oceans at Greenpeace UK, wrote How to Give Up Plastic for those who are ready to kick the plastic habit. Tips to help readers #BreakFreeFromPlastic range from replacing shampoo bottles with shampoos bar to lobbying supermarkets to eliminate plastic packaging. Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have by Tatiana Schlossberg
In Inconspicuous Consumption, former New York Times science writer Tatiana Schlossberg wants readers to stand up to climate change and pollution by making simple but impactful choices every day. When most of us think of climate change, we think of melting ice caps, massive flooding, and devastating forest fires. We may even think about air pollution and greenhouse gases, but we might not consider our everyday habits like a streaming marathon, enjoying a hamburger, or cranking the air conditioner. In fact, it is our daily activities and the way we use resources and create waste that seriously impact climate change. With knowledge and wit, Schlossberg seeks to empower readers to make more informed choices as consumers. We all have to work together in order to solve this massive climate crisis. No One is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg
Thanks to her School Strike for the Climate in August 2018 and her continued environmental activism, Greta Thunberg has become a household name.