Here is a list of resources related to climate change. If you have others you think we should include, email us at cag@l2020.org. Also see the Climate Change Plans and Impacts page for local, state, national Climate Mitigation Plans and Adaptation Plans, IPCC reports, etc.
WEBSITES
Want to educate yourself about some of the climate change myths that are circulating and how one can respond? Here are a few good sites:
https://www.skepticalscience.com/argument.php
http://grist.org/series/skeptics/
There are lots of great sites for learning more about climate change, here are a few:
Climate Science from climate scientists: http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/
NOAA’s Climate Site: http://www.climate.gov/
Daily Climate Change News: http://www.dailyclimate.org/
Carbon Commentary: A nice weekly e-newsletter from Chris Goodall in the UK that summarizes his ten most significant news stories in clean tech and energy efficiency around the world over the previous week is at https://www.carboncommentary.com/
NASA’s web page: use the ‘Facts’ drop down menu to learn more about the Evidence, Facts, Causes, Scientific Consensus, etc. http://climate.nasa.gov
An April 2020 update from the American Meteorological Society on the The Dangers and Consequences of Climate Change in Broad Overview.
CO2 emissions and budgets: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/how-many-gigatons-of-co2/
CLEANet: a easily searchable collection of 650+ ready-to-use resources that include activities, resources, videos, etc. suitable for middle school through adult audiences http://cleanet.org/index.html
A nice summary of how to converse about climate change at a summer event: Independence from Fossil Fuels: 4th of July Climate Change Conversations
The impact of eating meat on global emissions is significant – it is more than transportation. Here is an article summarizing the impact.
A webinar series from George Washington University on Sustainability and Resilience
And the potential for reducing carbon by restoring trees is impressive – https://www.crowtherlab.com/tree-restoration-potential-qa/
There is an interesting set of new articles and resources regarding the psychological challenges of dealing with climate change. Here are a few:
The Great Grief: How to Cope with Losing Our World
Resources for Building Psychosocial Resilience
And a little climate humor:
Pearls Before Swine Carbon Footprint
BOOKS
Archer, David and Rahmstorf, Stefan. The Climate Crisis.
Begley, Ed, Jr. Ed Begley Jr.’s Guide to Sustainable Living: Learning to Conserve Resources and Manage an Eco-Conscious Life
Begley, Ed., Jr. Living Like Ed: A Guide to the Eco-Friendly Life
Division on Earth and Life Studies and National Research Council. Climate Change: Evidence, Impacts, and Choices
Gershon, David. Low Carbon Diet: A 30 Day Program to Lose 5,000 Pounds
Hertsgaard, Mark. HOT – Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth
Jamieson, Dale. Reason in a Dark Time: Why the Struggle Against Climate Change Failed — and What it Means for Our Future
Klein, Naomi. This Changes Everything
Leonard, Annie. The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession With Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health – And a Vision for Change
Pahl, Greg. Power from the People: How to Organize, Finance, and Launch Local Energy Projects.
Terry, Beth. Plastic Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too
The Union of Concerned Scientists, Shulman, Seth. Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living
DOCUMENTARY MOVIES/SERIES
A Fierce Green Fire
All.I.Can
A Passion for Sustainability
A Sea Change
Dirty Business
Hope in a Changing Climate – by John D. Liu
Six Degrees Could Change the World
Tapped
TED Talks: Environmental Project Makeover
Years of Living Dangerously
YERT – Your Environmental Road Trip
PRESENTATION SLIDES
Truth in 10 – Al Gore’s 2017 10-minute presentation that will help you spread a simple message to your community: the climate crisis is urgent, but the solutions are at hand.