Best Books on Planet & Climate

Weather, volcanoes, ice and the long fight for a stable climate. The top-rated non-fiction to read alongside the planet & climate documentaries.

1. The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
2. The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
3. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (4/5) - View on Amazon
4. Under a White Sky by Elizabeth Kolbert - View on Amazon
5. How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
6. Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air by David J.C. MacKay - View on Amazon
7. Drawdown by Paul Hawken - View on Amazon
8. Electrify by Saul Griffith - View on Amazon
9. Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner - View on Amazon
10. The Big Thirst by Charles Fishman - View on Amazon
11. When the Rivers Run Dry by Fred Pearce - View on Amazon
12. Underland by Robert Macfarlane (4/5) - View on Amazon
13. Blind Descent by James M. Tabor - View on Amazon
14. Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
15. The Emerald Mile by Kevin Fedarko - View on Amazon
16. Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez - View on Amazon
17. The Water Will Come by Jeff Goodell - View on Amazon
18. Polar Bears by Ian Stirling - View on Amazon
19. Penguins by Lloyd Spencer Davis - View on Amazon
20. Antarctica by Gabrielle Walker - View on Amazon
21. Big Dead Place by Nicholas Johnson - View on Amazon
22. Moby-Duck by Donovan Hohn - View on Amazon
23. Plastic by Susan Freinkel - View on Amazon
24. Garbology by Edward Humes - View on Amazon

Best Books on Climate Change

1. The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
2. How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
3. Under a White Sky by Elizabeth Kolbert - View on Amazon
4. Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air by David J.C. MacKay - View on Amazon
5. Drawdown by Paul Hawken - View on Amazon
6. Electrify by Saul Griffith - View on Amazon
7. Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner - View on Amazon
8. The Big Thirst by Charles Fishman - View on Amazon

Best Books on Geology & Landscapes

1. Underland by Robert Macfarlane (4/5) - View on Amazon
2. Blind Descent by James M. Tabor - View on Amazon
3. Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
4. The Emerald Mile by Kevin Fedarko - View on Amazon

Best Books on Polar Worlds

1. Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez - View on Amazon
2. The Water Will Come by Jeff Goodell - View on Amazon
3. Polar Bears by Ian Stirling - View on Amazon
4. Penguins by Lloyd Spencer Davis - View on Amazon
5. Antarctica by Gabrielle Walker - View on Amazon
6. Big Dead Place by Nicholas Johnson - View on Amazon

Best Books on Environment & Conservation

1. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (4/5) - View on Amazon
2. Moby-Duck by Donovan Hohn - View on Amazon
3. Plastic by Susan Freinkel - View on Amazon
4. Garbology by Edward Humes - View on Amazon
5. The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
6. The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
7. The Wild Trees by Richard Preston - View on Amazon
8. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (4.6/5) - View on Amazon