The climate crisis is one of the greatest existential threats facing humanity today. Every individual and institution has a unique role to play in responding to this crisis. This curated list of climate resources will help you learn about the climate crisis and develop your own approach to taking action in support of climate justice. Please choose a category below to learn more.
Climate Resource Categories
Books | Nonfiction | Fiction | Science | News | Justice
Podcasts | Films | Games | Poetry | Music | Art
Climate Change Books
Climate change books are any books that contains significant climate themes or references. The genre, style, tone, mood, and other elements of climate change books are just as diverse as their authors and readers. Whatever type of nonfiction or fiction you prefer, there’s a climate change book out there for you.
Climate Nonfiction
Climate nonfiction is a broad genre of writing that includes all works of nonfiction that focus primarily on the climate crisis.
Climate Fiction
Climate fiction, also known as cli-fi, is any fiction that contains significant climate themes or references. The genre, style, tone, mood, and other elements of climate fiction are just as diverse as its authors and readers. Whatever type of fiction you prefer, there’s a climate fiction story out there for you.
Climate Science
Climate science is the reason why we know about the climate crisis in the first place. Not everyone can become a climate scientist, but everyone can learn the basics with the help of online climate science resources.
Climate News
Climate news sources consistently publish or share reliable and informative news about the climate crisis, climate solutions, and climate justice.
Climate Justice
Climate justice is an ethical framework and movement that empowers frontline communities most affected by the climate crisis and demands accountability from people and institutions who are causing it. This curated list of climate justice resources will help you learn about the climate crisis and develop your own approach to taking action for climate justice.
Climate Podcasts
Climate podcasts are an excellent way to explore the remarkable diversity of human responses to the climate crisis and its solutions. Some listeners may find one or two climate podcasts that are well-suited to their particular interests and tastes. Others may devour every episode from as many climate podcasts as possible in an effort to broaden and deepen their understanding of the climate crisis. Either way, everyone alive on the planet today who’s willing and able to listen to podcasts can benefit from listening to a climate podcast.
Climate Films
Climate films are mainstream or independent films that include significant references to human-caused climate change. Narrative climate films tell a fictional story involving climate change. Documentary climate films tell a creative nonfiction story involving climate change.
Climate Games
Climate games are any games that contain significant climate themes or references. Some such games are focused entirely on addressing the climate crisis, while others address the theme tangentially by including climate references or gaming mechanics related to greenhouse gas emissions and resultant climate disruptions.
Climate Poetry
My Climate Poetry page features two distinct collections of climate poetry.
The first section is a collection of links to all of my climate poetry, solarpunk poetry, and other poetry that references the climate crisis, clean energy, and related themes. The poems are organized in chronological order, from newest to oldest.
The second section is a collection of links to other people’s climate poetry, solarpunk poetry, and other poetry that references the climate crisis, clean energy, and related themes.
Climate Music
Climate music speaks to audiences in a unique way. Some people who have little interest in climate fiction or creative climate nonfiction may find themselves drawn in by a particularly catchy or compelling song about the climate crisis.
Did you know that you can turn climate data into music? Climate data sonification turns climate data into sound. You can use free, open source, web-based tools like TwoTone to turn climate data into music. For more information, including where to find my climate music, check out my Climate Data Sonification page.
Climate Art
Climate Art includes all art and art projects related to the climate crisis and climate justice.
About the Climate Resource Center
The Climate Resource Center is a project of Treesong. If you have any suggestions for additions or changes, please contact Treesong. If you’d like to support the Climate Resource Center, please donate or subscribe to Treesong on Ko-fi.