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The more we know about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we burn. How did we end up in this mess? In this masterful new history, Andreas Malm claims it all began in Britain with the rise of steam power. But why did manufacturers turn from traditional sources of power, notably water mills, to an engine fired by coal? Contrary to established views, steam offered neither cheaper nor more abundant energy - but rather superior control of subordinate labor.

In Secondhand, Adam Minter delves into the vast, multibillion-dollar industry that resells used stuff around the world. He follows the trail of unwanted objects from the closets, garages, and storage units of Middle America to epic used-goods markets in Canada, Mexico, Japan, Ghana, India, Malaysia, and beyond. Secondhand takes us through the often painful and heartbreaking process of cleaning out a lifetime’s worth of possessions and shows that used stuff still has a place in a world that values the new and shiny.

Deepwater Horizon, das Abschmelzen des Polareises oder Fracking - der Mensch betreibt Raubbau an seiner Lebensgrundlage: der Erde. Die bekannte Umweltaktivistin Naomi Klein hat mit "Green New Deal" ihr bislang wichtigstes Buch geschrieben: Angesichts der unverminderten Zerstörung unserer Umwelt und laxen Gesetzen zeigt sie, warum die Vision einer grünen Zukunft nicht nur nötig, sondern absolut unumgänglich ist. Wir leben bereits mitten in der Klima-Katastrophe.

The Blue Communities Project is dedicated to three primary things: that access to clean, drinkable water is a basic human right; that municipal and community water will be held in public hands; and that single-use plastic water bottles will not be available in public spaces. The movement has been growing around the world for a decade. In Whose Water Is It, Anyway?, renowned water justice activist Maude Barlow recounts her own education in water issues as she and her fellow grassroots water warriors woke up to the immense pressures facing water in a warming world.

Le sardine dalle piazze al congresso: Sardine, così è cambiata la vita di Mattia Santori, di Vincenzo Nigro; Dalle sardine ai ragazzi di Greta. Così nuotano nello stesso mare, di Concita De Gregorio; Non solo sardine, ora nascono storenzelli, di Stefano Benni; Dal laboratorio alla prova della politica. Le sardine a congresso, di Francesco Merlo.

Venti cicloni in un mese, tutta colpa dell’Islanda, di Elena Dusi; Il clima cambia, Venezia sprofonda: perché l’acqua alta oggi fa più paura, di Elena Dusi; Venezia sommersa riscopre lo scandalo Mose, eterna incompiuta: “Costato 5,5 miliardi e già obsoleto”, di Fabio Tonacci; Venezia come Notre-Dame, il mondo deve aiutarla, di Natalia Aspesi; Pellestrina, la rabbia dei pescatori: "Per salvare Venezia noi rimasti come vongole sul fondale", di Giampaolo Visetti; Venezia, vivere sott'acqua, di Paolo Berizzi.

Despite more than 50 years of research, however, our global society has yet to find real solutions to the problem of global warming. Why? In Behind the Curve, Joshua Howe attempts to answer this question. He explores the history of global warming from its roots as a scientific curiosity to its place at the center of international environmental politics. The audiobook follows the story of rising CO2 through a number of historical contexts, highlighting the relationships among scientists, environmentalists, and politicians as those relationships changed over time.

Is there a point to recycling? Is recycling even good for the environment? In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Finn Arne Jørgensen answers: it depends. From a technical point of view, recycling is a series of processes - collecting, sorting, processing, manufacturing. Recycling also has a cultural component; at its core, recycling is about transformation and value, turning material waste into something useful - plastic bags into patio furniture, plastic bottles into T-shirts.

All Hell Breaking Loose is an eye-opening examination of climate change from the perspective of the U.S. military. The Pentagon, unsentimental and politically conservative, might not seem likely to be worried about climate change—still linked, for many people, with polar bears and coral reefs...

Carola Rackete traf die mutige Entscheidung, sich über das Verbot des italienischen Innenministeriums hinwegzusetzen und mit der "Sea Watch 3" den Hafen von Lampedusa anzusteuern. An Bord: 53 aus dem Mittelmeer gerettete Geflüchtete. Hier erzählt sie, warum sie sich so bedingungslos für Menschlichkeit, globale Gerechtigkeit und Naturschutz einsetzt. Denn dass Menschen aus ihrer Heimat fliehen, hängt unmittelbar mit der Klimakrise und der zunehmenden globalen Ungerechtigkeit zusammen.

This timely new book, edited by celebrated scholar Daniel C. Esty, offers fresh thinking and forward-looking solutions from environmental thought leaders across the political spectrum. The book’s 40 essays cover such subjects as ecology, environmental justice, Big Data, public health, and climate change, all with an emphasis on sustainability. This book focuses on moving toward sustainability through actionable, bipartisan approaches based on rigorous analytical research.

Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first major book of nonfiction since In an Antique Land, Ghosh examines our inability - at the level of literature, history, and politics - to grasp the scale and violence of climate change.

Die 15-jährige Greta ist fassungslos: Vor unser aller Augen geht die Welt zugrunde, und nichts geschieht! Wieso? Warum interessiert es keinen, was für eine Welt den Kindern hinterlassen wird? Greta beschließt: Die Klimakrise ist jetzt und um sie noch abzuwenden, müssen wir jetzt endlich handeln! "Gretas Geschichte" ist das spannende Buch über ein Mädchen, das Fragen stellt und die Welt verändern möchte. Eine Geschichte, die deutlich macht, dass es sich lohnt, für seine Überzeugungen zu kämpfen - auch wenn man sich alleine fühlt und denkt, man sei zu jung, um etwas zu bewirken.

“For Erin Brockovich fans, a David vs. Goliath tale with a twist” (The New York Times Book Review)—the incredible true story of the lawyer who spent two decades building a case against DuPont for its use of the hazardous chemical PFOA, uncovering the worst case of environmental...

In these new essays, Williams explores the concept of erosion: of the land, of the self, of belief, of fear. She wrangles with the paradox of desert lands and the truth of erosion: What is weathered, worn, and whittled away through wind, water, and time is as powerful as what remains. Our undoing is also our becoming.

Le sfide del nostro tempo: Al Gore: il clima è la battaglia del nostro tempo e possiamo vincerla, di Al Gore; Thomas Piketty: l'ideologia di mercato è fanatismo, di Anais Ginori; Facciamo pace con le Ong, di Gad Lerner; Le dee dell'acqua senza più ghiaccio, di Paolo Cognetti.

New York Times best-selling author Seth Siegel tells how contaminants got in our drinking water, what they’re doing to us, and what we must do to make our water safe.

La guerra di Greta: La profezia di Greta, di Luca Fraioli; Bill Gates: "Il mondo migliora, ma nuovi rischi dal clima che cambia", di Klaus Geiger; Perché Greta smuove il mondo, di Luca Fraioli; "Basta buttare i cellulari rotti. Dateci il diritto di aggiustarli", di Riccardo Luna; Il clima è la battaglia del nostro tempo. E possiamo vincerla, di Al Gore; Impegno sul clima dai grandi del mondo. Ma Greta li sgrida, di Arturo Zampaglione.

Bjorn Lomborg argues that many of the elaborate and expensive actions now being considered to stop global warming will cost hundreds of billions of dollars, are often based on emotional rather than strictly scientific assumptions, and may very well have little impact on the world’s temperature for hundreds of years. Rather than starting with the most radical procedures, Lomborg argues that we should first focus our resources on more immediate concerns, such as fighting malaria and HIV/AIDS and assuring and maintaining a safe, fresh water supply....

#1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author Naomi Klein makes the case for a Green New Deal in this “keenly argued, well-researched, and impassioned” manifesto (The Washington Post). An instant bestseller, On Fire shows Klein at her most prophetic and philosophical...