The Story of More: Suggested Resources

Climate change is wreaking havoc around the world, our oceans are teeming with plastic, the Earth's natural ecosystems have been decimated and up to one million species are at a risk of extinction. We have already caused 1°C of global warming since the 19th century. Can we fulfill the ambition of the 2015 Paris climate talks and cap global warming at 1.5°C? Are we able to switch entirely to renewable energy sources? Can we wean ourselves off single-use plastics and recycle the rest? This astute and disquieting book reviews a vast array of technological, environmental and political actions which could halt the damage we are causing and build a planet on which every species can thrive. -- From publisher's description.

"An inquiry into how to build the political force to make a global Green New Deal a reality"-- Provided by publisher.

Bill gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide to certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only explains why we need to work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases, but also details what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but if we follow the plan he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach. -- From publisher's description.

It's too late to stop climate change. The oceans have already warmed enough to disrupt our weather, food production, and lifestyles for decades. Now it's time to adapt. Governments and corporations can adapt by building seawalls and breeding resilient crops. But what can you do? This lively, deeply researched guidebook includes everything you need to prepare for the hotter, wetter, more unpredictable world: Where to move to avoid the worst natural disasters; how to fortify your home against extreme weather, heat, and flooding; what insurance you need in the more chaotic weather era; how to invest as the world decarbonizes; what to grow in your garden as backup food; how to talk to your kids about the changing environment; how to protect your pets from extreme weather; how to prepare for floods, fires, hurricanes, heat waves, droughts, water shortages, power failures, ticks and mosquitoes, and social disruption; where to find hope in a fast-changing world that leaves people anxious, depressed, and adrift. -- From publisher's description.

Saving the climate is our common duty. Climate change can no long be denied -- it threatens our existence on earth. In this new book, the Dalai Lama, one of the most influential figures of our time, calls on political decision makers to finally fight against deadlock and ignorance on this issue and to stand up for a different, more climate-friendly world and for the younger generation to assert their right to regain their future. From the voice of the beloved world religious leader comes an eye-opening manifesto that empowers the generation of today to step-up, take action and save our environment. -- From publisher's description.

The news is fully of hotly debated divergent claims about the impacts and risks of climate change. Lawrence Krauss cuts through the confusion by succinctly presenting the underlying science of climate change. This book provides a unique, clear, accurate, and easily accessible perspective of climate science and the risks of global inaction. The narrative lyrically explores the history of how scientists progressed to our current understanding of the Earth's climate and its future. Replete with informative illustrations, this engaging book will allow readers to assess which climate predictions are firmest and which are more speculative. "The Physics of Climate Change" is required reading for anyone interested in understanding humanity's role in the future of our planet. -- From publisher's description.

"Some people reject the fact, overwhelmingly supported by scientists, that our planet is warming because of human activity. But do those of us who accept the reality of human-caused climate change truly believe it? If we did, surely we would be roused to act on what we know. Will future generations distinguish between those who didn't believe in the science of global warming and those who said they accepted the science but failed to change their lives in response? In We Are the Weather, Jonathan Safran Foer explores the central global dilemma of our time in a surprising, deeply personal, and urgent new way. The task of saving the planet will involve a great reckoning with ourselves--with our all-too-human reluctance to sacrifice immediate comfort for the sake of the future. We have, he reveals, turned our planet into a farm for growing animal products, and the consequences are catastrophic. Only collective action will save our home and way of life. And it all starts with what we eat--and don't eat--for breakfast."-- Provided by publisher.

'World on Fire' provides readers with the opportunity to ponder how the highly topical issues of climate, extinction, and disease relate to issues in their personal lives. It presents a new theoretical framework based on biomass and energy for thinking about animals and their role in planetary health and inspires strong reader engagement through its straightforward yet provocative conclusion: no longer eating animals as a solution.

Forget everything you think you know about global warming. The really inconvenient truth is that it's not about carbon -- it's about capitalism. The convenient truth is that we can seize this existential crisis to transform our failed economic system and build something radically better. Naomi Klein tackles the most profound threat humanity has ever faced: the war our economic model is waging against life on earth. Climate change, Klein argues, is a civilizational wake-up call, a powerful message delivered in the language of fires, floods, storms, and droughts. Confronting it is no longer about changing the light bulbs. It's about changing the world -- before the world changes so drastically that no one is safe. Either we leap -- or we sink