22 Best Climate Change Books
We analyzed 5+ expert sources, curated book lists, and recommendations from successful people to find the 22 best climate change books according to the internet — not just one person's opinion. Each book on this list was mentioned by at least two independent sources, and the ranking is based on how frequently each title appears across all sources studied. This consensus-based approach ensures you get recommendations backed by multiple experts, not a single reviewer's bias.
Goal: Find the best Climate Change books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best climate change books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
22 Best Climate Change Books
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This Changes Everything
Capitalism vs. The Climate
Also recommended by
1 person
Brit Marling recommended this bookBrit Marling
"An urgent read." - Brit Marling
Brit Marling's recommendation of this book
All We Can Save
Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
Drawdown
The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming
Losing Earth
A Recent History
The Uninhabitable Earth
Life After Warming
Also recommended by
2 people
Tim Urban recommended this bookTim Urban
"[The author's] been scaring the shit out of me with this research for the past few years, and now it's a book I hope lots of people read/discuss/debate." - Tim Urban
Tim Urban's recommendation of this book 
Vinod Khosla recommended this bookVinod Khosla
"A look into the future and how global warming will impact everything." - Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla's recommendation of this book
Under a White Sky
The Nature of the Future
Also recommended by
2 people
Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"About a number of the ways that people are intervening with nature, including gene drive and geoengineering." - Bill Gates
Bill Gates's recommendation of this book 
Ezra Klein recommended this bookEzra Klein
"An incredible book." - Ezra Klein
Ezra Klein's recommendation of this book
As Long as Grass Grows
The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock
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On Fire
The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal
Our House Is on Fire
Greta Thunberg's Call to Save the Planet
Windfall
The Booming Business of Global Warming
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
Also recommended by
2 people
Luis von Ahn recommended this bookLuis von Ahn
"What an amazing individual." - Luis von Ahn
Luis von Ahn's recommendation of this book 
David Friedberg recommended this bookDavid Friedberg
"[Shows] what we should do. [And] he's putting his money where his mouth is." - David Friedberg
David Friedberg's recommendation of this book
The Sixth Extinction
An Unnatural History
Also recommended by
2 people
Barack Obama recommended this bookBarack Obama
Barack Obama's "2016 Summer Reading List."
Barack Obama's recommendation of this book - Bill Gates recommended this book
Bill Gates
"Makes a compelling case that all this [human] activity is leading to the sixth mass extinction in the Earth’s history." - Bill Gates
Bill Gates's recommendation of this book
Hot, Flat, and Crowded
Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America
Also recommended by
1 person- Bill Gates recommended this book
Bill Gates
List of books Bill Gates read in 2011.
Bill Gates's recommendation of this book
Merchants of Doubt
How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
Also recommended by
1 person
Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
"Worth reading [this book]. Same who tried to deny smoking deaths are denying climate change." - Elon Musk
Elon Musk's recommendation of this book
The Story of More
How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
Also recommended by
1 person
Ann Patchett recommended this bookAnn Patchett
Ann Patchett recommended this book on the Parnassus Books website.
Ann Patchett's recommendation of this book
A Terrible Thing to Waste
Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind
Climate Crisis and the Global Green New Deal
The Political Economy of Saving the Planet
Don't Even Think About It
Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change
Half-Earth
Our Planet's Fight for Life
Revolutionary Power
An Activist's Guide to the Energy Transition
The Case for the Green New Deal
The New Climate War
The Fight to Take Back Our Planet
Sources
- 1
14 Books To Help You Learn About Climate Change in 2022 - Unite for Change
uniteforchange.com
- 2
15 Best Books on Climate Change - Best Environmental Reads
esquire.com
- 3
8 Must Read Books On Climate Change And Sustainability
earth.org
- 4
28 Best Books About Climate Change - One Tree Planted
onetreeplanted.org
- 5
12 best books on climate change, shared by climate activists
nbcnews.com
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