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19 books every climate activist should read

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The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells
The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells Image: Amazon
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg Image: Amazon
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power by Al Gore
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power by Al Gore Image: Amazon
Global Weirdness by Climate Central
Global Weirdness by Climate Central Image: Amazon
The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi Image: Amazon
How Cycling Can Save the World by Peter Walker
How Cycling Can Save the World by Peter Walker Image: Amazon
No Immediate Danger by William T. Vollmann
No Immediate Danger by William T. Vollmann Image: Amazon
Green Earth by Kim Stanley Robinson
Green Earth by Kim Stanley Robinson Image: Amazon
Trespassing Across Americaby Ken Ilgunas
Trespassing Across Americaby Ken Ilgunas Image: Amazon
Six Degrees by Mark Lynas
Six Degrees by Mark Lynas Image: Amazon
The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight by Thom Hartmann
The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight by Thom Hartmann Image: Amazon
Solar by Ian McEwan
Solar by Ian McEwan Image: Amazon
The Reducetarian Solution by Brian Kateman
The Reducetarian Solution by Brian Kateman Image: Amazon
Drawdown by Paul Hawken
Drawdown by Paul Hawken Image: Amazon
The End of Nature by Bill McKibben
The End of Nature by Bill McKibben Image: Amazon
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood Image: Amazon
The Future of Ice by Gretel Ehrlich
The Future of Ice by Gretel Ehrlich Image: Amazon
Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins
Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins Image: Amazon
Climate Leviathan by Joel Wainwright and Geoff Mann
Climate Leviathan by Joel Wainwright and Geoff Mann Image: Amazon
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