# A Climate Change Reading List

*Published:* 2007-03-19
*Author:* Bill Chameides

Hopefully my posts have sparked your curiosity about global warming and climate change. Here is a short list of user-friendly books and other resources that may interest you.

**Books**

- *Field Notes from a Catastrophe* by Elizabeth Kolbert
- *The Winds of Change* by Eugene Linden
- *The Weather Makers* by Tim Flannery

**Summaries**

- *[Understanding and Responding to Climate Change](http://dels.nas.edu/basc/Climate-HIGH.pdf)* from the National Academies
- *[Summary for Policymakers](http://www.ipcc.ch/SPM2feb07.pdf)* of the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report
- *[Joint science academies’ statement: Global response to climate change](http://nationalacademies.org/onpi/06072005.pdf)*, from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and ten other national academies

**Web Resources**

- [RealClimate](http://www.realclimate.net/) – great blog about climate science
- [Introduction to the Wedges](http://www.princeton.edu/~cmi/resources/stabwedge.htm) – an interactive website about existing low-carbon technologies that can meet our energy demands

**Environmental Defense Materials**

- Our [main global warming page](http://www.environmentaldefense.org/page.cfm?tagID=818)
- How you can [fight global warming](http://www.fightglobalwarming.com/)
- [All about compact fluorescent lights](http://www.environmentaldefense.org/page.cfm?tagID=632&campaign=mts)
- How to [increase your gas mileage](http://www.fightglobalwarming.com/page.cfm?tagID=268)
- Learn more about [hurricanes and global warming](http://www.environmentaldefense.org/page.cfm?tagid=489&campaign=486)