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Outrage + Optimism's Book Recommendations

Outrage + Optimism's Book Recommendations

Titles to get you revved up to take action on climate change

By Outrage + Optimism

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Nature & the Environment
Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac, the co-authors of The Future We Choose and key figures in the landmark Paris Agreement, along with CDP founder, Paul Dickinson host the Blinkist Shortcast Outrage + Optimism. As in their Shortcast and professional work, these Blinks explore the climate challenges and opportunities facing change-makers. Find out what drastic changes need to happen today for a sustainable future, why companies should invest in green infrastructure for profit, and what simple steps you can take today to enact change in your community.

Outrage + Optimism's Book Recommendations

Titles to get you revved up to take action on climate change

A Life on Our Planet
A Life on Our Planet
David Attenborough
My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
22 min4.6
Losing Earth
Losing Earth
Nathaniel Rich
A Recent History
23 min4.4
Falter
Falter
Bill McKibben
Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
27 min4.2
Waste Not
Waste Not
Erin Rhoads
Make a Big Difference by Throwing Away Less
19 min4.0
How Bad Are Bananas?
How Bad Are Bananas?
Mike Berners-Lee
The Carbon Footprint of Everything
26 min4.2
Comfortably Unaware
Comfortably Unaware
Richard A. Oppenlander
What We Choose to Eat is Killing Us and Our Planet
13 min3.8
The Necessary Revolution
The Necessary Revolution
Peter Senge, Bryan Smith, Nina Kruschwitz, Joe Laur and Sara Schley
How Individuals and Organizations Are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World
12 min3.7
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
Bill Gates
The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
30 min4.5
A World Without Ice
A World Without Ice
Henry Pollack
What happens if climate change takes its course
16 min4.2
We Are the Weather
We Are the Weather
Jonathan Safran Foer
Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
21 min4.3
The Upcycle
The Upcycle
William McDonough and Michael Braungart
Beyond Sustainability – Designing for Abundance
10 min3.9

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