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Climate Hope, Climate Justice

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In this time of climate anxiety, take hope and take action while learning from activists around the world.

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Saving Us

Saving Us

A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in A Divided World

by Hayhoe, Katharine

Book - 2021

Over the past fifteen years Hayhoe has found that the most important thing we can do to address climate change is talk about it--and she wants to teach yo...Show more Over the past fifteen years Hayhoe has found that the most important thing we can do to address climate change is talk about it--and she wants to teach you how. United Nations Champion of the Earth, climate scientist, and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe changes the debate on how we can save our future. Show less

Over the past fifteen years Hayhoe has found that the most important thing we can do to address climate change is talk about it--and she wants to teach yo...Show more Over the past fifteen years Hayhoe has found that the most important thing we can do to address climate change is talk about it--and she wants to teach you how. United Nations Champion of the Earth, climate scientist, and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe changes the debate on how we can save our future. Show less

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The Book of Hope

The Book of Hope

A Survival Guide for Trying Times

by Goodall, Jane

Book - 2021

Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams explore one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. The book touches on vital questi...Show more Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams explore one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. The book touches on vital questions, including: How do we stay hopeful when everything seems hopeless? How do we cultivate hope in our children? What is the relationship between hope and action? Show less

Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams explore one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. The book touches on vital questi...Show more Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams explore one of the most sought after and least understood elements of human nature: hope. The book touches on vital questions, including: How do we stay hopeful when everything seems hopeless? How do we cultivate hope in our children? What is the relationship between hope and action? Show less

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Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

by Nhat Hanh

Book - 2021

Nhat Hanh proposes ways to think about the myriad challenges facing the planet and to strengthen one's own "clarity, compassion, and the courage to act." Nhat Hanh proposes ways to think about the myriad challenges facing the planet and to strengthen one's own "clarity, compassion, and the courage to act." Show less

Nhat Hanh proposes ways to think about the myriad challenges facing the planet and to strengthen one's own "clarity, compassion, and the courage to act." Nhat Hanh proposes ways to think about the myriad challenges facing the planet and to strengthen one's own "clarity, compassion, and the courage to act." Show less

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A Bigger Picture

A Bigger Picture

My Fight to Bring A New African Voice to the Climate Crisis

by Nakate, Vanessa

Book - 2021

A founder of the Rise Up Climate Movement discusses ways we can all build a livable future, with a focus on the role of African voices, while revealing the rampant inequalities within the climate-justice movement. A founder of the Rise Up Climate Movement discusses ways we can all build a livable future, with a focus on the role of African voices, while revealing the rampant inequalities within the climate-justice movement. Show less

A founder of the Rise Up Climate Movement discusses ways we can all build a livable future, with a focus on the role of African voices, while revealing the rampant inequalities within the climate-justice movement. A founder of the Rise Up Climate Movement discusses ways we can all build a livable future, with a focus on the role of African voices, while revealing the rampant inequalities within the climate-justice movement. Show less

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A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety

A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety

How to Keep your Cool on A Warming Planet

by Ray, Sarah Jaquette

Book - 2020

Combining insights from psychology, sociology, social movements, mindfulness, and the environmental humanities, Ray explains why and how we need to let go of eco-guilt, resist burnout, and cultivate resilience while advocating for climate justice. Combining insights from psychology, sociology, social movements, mindfulness, and the environmental humanities, Ray explains why and how we need to let go of eco-guilt, resist burnout, and cultivate resilience while advocating for climate justice. Show less

Combining insights from psychology, sociology, social movements, mindfulness, and the environmental humanities, Ray explains why and how we need to let go of eco-guilt, resist burnout, and cultivate resilience while advocating for climate justice. Combining insights from psychology, sociology, social movements, mindfulness, and the environmental humanities, Ray explains why and how we need to let go of eco-guilt, resist burnout, and cultivate resilience while advocating for climate justice. Show less

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Regeneration

Regeneration

Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation

by Hawken, Paul

Book - 2021

Regeneration offers a visionary new approach to climate change, one that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, equity, and human dignity into a seamless ...Show more Regeneration offers a visionary new approach to climate change, one that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, equity, and human dignity into a seamless tapestry of action, policy, and transformation that can end the climate crisis in one generation. Show less

Regeneration offers a visionary new approach to climate change, one that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, equity, and human dignity into a seamless ...Show more Regeneration offers a visionary new approach to climate change, one that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, equity, and human dignity into a seamless tapestry of action, policy, and transformation that can end the climate crisis in one generation. Show less

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The Climate Diet

The Climate Diet

50 Simple Ways to Trim your Carbon Footprint

by Greenberg, Paul

Book - 2021

Award-winning food and environmental writer Paul Greenberg presents fifty achievable steps we can take to live our daily lives in a way that's friendlier ...Show more Award-winning food and environmental writer Paul Greenberg presents fifty achievable steps we can take to live our daily lives in a way that's friendlier to the planet--from what we eat, how we live at home, how we travel, and how we lobby businesses and elected officials to do the right thing. Show less

Award-winning food and environmental writer Paul Greenberg presents fifty achievable steps we can take to live our daily lives in a way that's friendlier ...Show more Award-winning food and environmental writer Paul Greenberg presents fifty achievable steps we can take to live our daily lives in a way that's friendlier to the planet--from what we eat, how we live at home, how we travel, and how we lobby businesses and elected officials to do the right thing. Show less

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Revolutionary Power

Revolutionary Power

An Activist's Guide to the Energy Transition

by Baker, Shalanda H.

Book - 2021

In Revolutionary Power, Shalanda Baker arms those made most vulnerable by our current energy system with the tools they need to remake the system in the s...Show more In Revolutionary Power, Shalanda Baker arms those made most vulnerable by our current energy system with the tools they need to remake the system in the service of their humanity. She argues that people of color, poor people, and indigenous people must engage in the creation of the new energy system in order to upend the unequal power dynamics of the current system. Show less

In Revolutionary Power, Shalanda Baker arms those made most vulnerable by our current energy system with the tools they need to remake the system in the s...Show more In Revolutionary Power, Shalanda Baker arms those made most vulnerable by our current energy system with the tools they need to remake the system in the service of their humanity. She argues that people of color, poor people, and indigenous people must engage in the creation of the new energy system in order to upend the unequal power dynamics of the current system. Show less

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We Rise

We Rise

The Earth Guardians Guide to Building A Movement That Restores the Planet

by Martinez, Xiuhtezcatl

Book - 2017

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is a 16-year-old climate activist, hip-hop artist, and new voice on the front lines of a global youth-led movement. He and his group ...Show more Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is a 16-year-old climate activist, hip-hop artist, and new voice on the front lines of a global youth-led movement. He and his group the Earth Guardians believe that today's youth will play an important role in shaping our future. Show less

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is a 16-year-old climate activist, hip-hop artist, and new voice on the front lines of a global youth-led movement. He and his group ...Show more Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is a 16-year-old climate activist, hip-hop artist, and new voice on the front lines of a global youth-led movement. He and his group the Earth Guardians believe that today's youth will play an important role in shaping our future. Show less

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Guardians of the Trees

Guardians of the Trees

A Journey of Hope Through Healing the Planet

by Webb, Kinari

Book - 2021

A memoir by a woman spearheading a global initiative to heal the world's rainforests and the communities who depend on them. A memoir by a woman spearheading a global initiative to heal the world's rainforests and the communities who depend on them. Show less

A memoir by a woman spearheading a global initiative to heal the world's rainforests and the communities who depend on them. A memoir by a woman spearheading a global initiative to heal the world's rainforests and the communities who depend on them. Show less

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Two Percent Solutions for the Planet

Two Percent Solutions for the Planet

50 Low-cost, Low-tech, Nature-based Practices for Combatting Hunger, Drought, and Climate Change

by White, Courtney

Book - 2015

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Electrify

Electrify

An Optimist's Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future

by Griffith, Saul

Book - 2021

Saul Griffith lays out an accessible, rigorously-researched plan to decarbonize the U.S. economy in time to address climate change. His plan, in short, is to "electrify everything." Saul Griffith lays out an accessible, rigorously-researched plan to decarbonize the U.S. economy in time to address climate change. His plan, in short, is to "electrify everything." Show less

Saul Griffith lays out an accessible, rigorously-researched plan to decarbonize the U.S. economy in time to address climate change. His plan, in short, is to "electrify everything." Saul Griffith lays out an accessible, rigorously-researched plan to decarbonize the U.S. economy in time to address climate change. His plan, in short, is to "electrify everything." Show less

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The Future We Choose

The Future We Choose

Surviving the Climate Crisis

by Figueres, Christiana

Book - 2020

In this cautionary but optimistic book, Figueres and Rivett-Carnac--the architects of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement--outline two possible scenar...Show more In this cautionary but optimistic book, Figueres and Rivett-Carnac--the architects of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement--outline two possible scenarios for the planet. In one, they describe what life on Earth will be like by 2050 if we fail to meet the Paris targets for carbon dioxide emission reduction. In the other, they describe what it will take to create and live in a carbon neutral, regenerative world. Show less

In this cautionary but optimistic book, Figueres and Rivett-Carnac--the architects of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement--outline two possible scenar...Show more In this cautionary but optimistic book, Figueres and Rivett-Carnac--the architects of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement--outline two possible scenarios for the planet. In one, they describe what life on Earth will be like by 2050 if we fail to meet the Paris targets for carbon dioxide emission reduction. In the other, they describe what it will take to create and live in a carbon neutral, regenerative world. Show less

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A Bright Future

A Bright Future

How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow

by Goldstein, Joshua S.

Book - 2019

Joshua Goldstein and Staffan Qvist explain how clean energy quickly replaced fossil fuels in such places as Sweden, France, South Korea, and Ontario. They...Show more Joshua Goldstein and Staffan Qvist explain how clean energy quickly replaced fossil fuels in such places as Sweden, France, South Korea, and Ontario. They didn't do this through personal sacrifice, nor through 100 percent renewables, but by using them in combination with an energy source the Swedes call kärnkraft, hundreds of times safer and cleaner than coal. Show less

Joshua Goldstein and Staffan Qvist explain how clean energy quickly replaced fossil fuels in such places as Sweden, France, South Korea, and Ontario. They...Show more Joshua Goldstein and Staffan Qvist explain how clean energy quickly replaced fossil fuels in such places as Sweden, France, South Korea, and Ontario. They didn't do this through personal sacrifice, nor through 100 percent renewables, but by using them in combination with an energy source the Swedes call kärnkraft, hundreds of times safer and cleaner than coal. Show less

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Climate

Climate

A New Story

by Eisenstein, Charles

Book - 2018

Flipping the script on climate change, Eisenstein suggests focusing on the inherent value of the natural world and our emotional attachment to it rather t...Show more Flipping the script on climate change, Eisenstein suggests focusing on the inherent value of the natural world and our emotional attachment to it rather than on abstract statistics like carbon credits. This refocusing away from impending catastrophe and our inevitable doom cultivates meaningful emotional and psychological connections and provides real, actionable steps to caring for the earth. Show less

Flipping the script on climate change, Eisenstein suggests focusing on the inherent value of the natural world and our emotional attachment to it rather t...Show more Flipping the script on climate change, Eisenstein suggests focusing on the inherent value of the natural world and our emotional attachment to it rather than on abstract statistics like carbon credits. This refocusing away from impending catastrophe and our inevitable doom cultivates meaningful emotional and psychological connections and provides real, actionable steps to caring for the earth. Show less

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Don't Even Think About It

Don't Even Think About It

Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change

by Marshall, George

Book - 2014

Most of us recognize that climate change is real, and yet we do nothing to stop it. Our values, assumptions, and prejudices can take on lives of their own...Show more Most of us recognize that climate change is real, and yet we do nothing to stop it. Our values, assumptions, and prejudices can take on lives of their own, gaining authority as they are shared, dividing people in their wake. Once we understand what excites, threatens, and motivates us, we can rethink and reimagine climate change, for it is not an impossible problem. Show less

Most of us recognize that climate change is real, and yet we do nothing to stop it. Our values, assumptions, and prejudices can take on lives of their own...Show more Most of us recognize that climate change is real, and yet we do nothing to stop it. Our values, assumptions, and prejudices can take on lives of their own, gaining authority as they are shared, dividing people in their wake. Once we understand what excites, threatens, and motivates us, we can rethink and reimagine climate change, for it is not an impossible problem. Show less

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The Great Green Wall

The Great Green Wall

Streaming Video - 2020

Part musical odyssey and cultural road-trip, part desertification and climate justice exploration, Malian singer Inna Modja sets out on a mission to assem...Show more Part musical odyssey and cultural road-trip, part desertification and climate justice exploration, Malian singer Inna Modja sets out on a mission to assemble Africa's most thrilling musicians and record a once-in-a-lifetime album that captures the spirit of the Wall - the budding 8,000 km "belt of green" stretching from Senegal to Djibouti - providing food, jobs, and a future for millions of people. Show less

Part musical odyssey and cultural road-trip, part desertification and climate justice exploration, Malian singer Inna Modja sets out on a mission to assem...Show more Part musical odyssey and cultural road-trip, part desertification and climate justice exploration, Malian singer Inna Modja sets out on a mission to assemble Africa's most thrilling musicians and record a once-in-a-lifetime album that captures the spirit of the Wall - the budding 8,000 km "belt of green" stretching from Senegal to Djibouti - providing food, jobs, and a future for millions of people. Show less

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Generation Greta

Generation Greta

Streaming Video - 2020

They are aged between 12 and 24. They have grown up in a world with increasing droughts, floods, fires. And they share a common fight: the climate emergen...Show more They are aged between 12 and 24. They have grown up in a world with increasing droughts, floods, fires. And they share a common fight: the climate emergency. In spite of their cultural and geographical differences, nine young female activists are united under the same struggle: raising awareness about the climate emergency, fighting against the inaction of politicians, and promoting radical societal change, so that nature and social justice become our top priority. Show less

They are aged between 12 and 24. They have grown up in a world with increasing droughts, floods, fires. And they share a common fight: the climate emergen...Show more They are aged between 12 and 24. They have grown up in a world with increasing droughts, floods, fires. And they share a common fight: the climate emergency. In spite of their cultural and geographical differences, nine young female activists are united under the same struggle: raising awareness about the climate emergency, fighting against the inaction of politicians, and promoting radical societal change, so that nature and social justice become our top priority. Show less

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