Global Change

Climate justice and resilience strategist Kylie Flanagan invites us to see and act beyond: beyond status-quo solutions, Big Tech promises, and everything we’ve been told about saving the planet. Centering the voices of Native Rights activists, queer liberation ecologists, youth climate-justice organizers, Latinx wilderness activists, and others on the front lines, Climate Resilience urges us toward a vision of climate care that invests in place-based, community-led projects.

Discover the journey of Jeff Bezos, the visionary genius who revolutionized the business world with Amazon and opened new horizons in space exploration with Blue Origin. This audiobook offers a fascinating portrait of one of the most influential men of our time, analyzing his achievements, challenges, and global impact.

Learn how sea levels rise (SLR) is unstoppable for many centuries, due to excess heat already stored in our oceans - and how soon our shorelines will go underwater. Understand how disastrous SLR will profoundly affect more than 10,000 coastal communities as soon as 2050, both in the US and around the world. What will happen where you live? How much will the water rise? And when? Find out why extreme weather events, forest fires, and flooding share the same causes as catastrophic SLR, but weather disruptions are temporary and SLR permanent.

Discover the untold story of a generation that dared to dream, fight, and transform the world. "Fragments of a Generation - The Answer is Blowing in the Wind" is a compelling memoir that weaves together the personal and political, the spiritual and revolutionary. Through the eyes of Gora Devi, a pioneer of the 1960s counterculture, you’ll journey across continents and movements, from the heart of the Hippie revolution to the soul of India’s spiritual awakening. The year 1968, often simply referred to as ’68, marks a profound upheaval that stirred the collective consciousness across ...

This eBook serves as a roadmap, navigating readers through the science, impacts, solutions, and imperative actions in the face of this global challenge. From the scientific foundations of climate change to its tangible impacts on our environment and societies, the eBook sheds light on the urgency of addressing this crisis. It underscores the interconnectedness of greenhouse gas emissions, extreme weather events, and the imperative for immediate action. We describe the solutions, highlighting the promising role of renewable energy, advancements in technology, and the complexities surrounding...

In From Ideas to Impact, Michael Sheldrick delivers an inspiring and insightful discussion on how to implement social impact by driving policy change.

In ‘Humans Are Doomed To Go Extinct’, an article in Scientific American published in November 2021, veteran Nature editor Dr Henry Gee predicted that Homo sapiens is on a rapid one-way ride to extinction. The article provoked media coverage and comment around the world. In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, Gee expands the themes of his much-discussed article to book length, charting both the rise as well as the fall of humans. Gee paints a picture of extinction within the next 10,000 years – and suggests ways that our exceptional species might avoid its fate.

Voices of Tomorrow - The Future Thought Leaders Passionate to Change the World features 23 inspiring authors who offer their unique perspectives and visions for a better future. They tackle pressing global issues like climate change, AI ethics, poverty, and inequality, among others. With passion and innovative ideas, these young leaders have the potential to transform the world. This book serves as a platform for them to share their visions on a global scale, igniting conversations and inspiring actions for a brighter future. Through their thought-provoking essays, the authors hope to ...

In some of the bleakest corners of the world, an unprecedented movement is taking root. From the favelas of Brazil to the Maori villages in New Zealand, from occupied Palestine to South Central Los Angeles, musicians with strong social consciences are founding intensive orchestra programs for children in need. In this captivating and inspiring account, authors Tricia Tunstall and Eric Booth tell the remarkable story of the international El Sistema movement.

Morgan Battle grows up in the shadow of the Bastion, the barrier between what remains of civilization and the void. A wall of titanium climbing over four-thousand feet tall, the Bastion is the world’s grandest structure and all that’s left to protect America’s East Coast from the ocean, which has become humanity’s most dreaded monster. Global climate change and fracking have reshaped the Earth’s landscape and raised the Atlantic over a thousand feet. The Bastion has held steady against the abyss for over seventy years. Morgan lives in the slums at the base of the colossal ...

In this fantasy thriller, Ashley is the son of a Norn, abandoned by his mother at birth. With no guidance, he can only smell how people are likely to die. He works for the UN Carbon Authority, which makes inroads to fix climate change until terrorists bomb his office building. Because of evidence Ashley records during the attack, he’s placed on an elite team to track down the bombers. His future-sensing talents are pushed to the limits as people try to kill his team daily. Worse, everyone has secrets, even the attractive doctor heading the investigation. Eventually, he finds that the ...

Anika Molesworth fell in love with her family's farm, a sheep station near Broken Hill, at an early age. She formed a bond with the land as though it were a member of her family. When the Millennium Drought hit, though, bringing with it extreme heat and dust storms, the future she'd always imagined for herself began to seem impossible.

A brief look at the impact of climate change on the African continent with a discussion of some things that could be done to alleviate the situation.

By mid-century, Arctic oil drilling accelerates global warming and triggers famine and war. A team at Google launches Project Titan to reverse climate change and end fossil fuel addiction. Without a radical solution, humanity faces catastrophe. Earth’s sixth mass extinction is underway. One hope remains.

We live at a time in which scientists race to reanimate extinct beasts, our most essential ecosystems require monumental engineering projects to survive, chicken breasts grow in test tubes, and multinational corporations conspire to poison the blood of every living creature. No rock, leaf, or cubic foot of air on Earth has escaped humanity's clumsy signature. The old distinctions - between natural and artificial, dystopia and utopia, science fiction and science fact - have blurred, losing all meaning. We inhabit an uncanny landscape of our own creation.

Nemesis is the third and final book in The Dome series. A fast-paced thriller about revenge, love and hope in a world battered by climate change. As climate change continues to ravage the planet, shocking events are taking place across Europe. Faced with a wave of unexplained deaths and a series of mysterious explosions all over Europe, the police are frantically trying to figure out who or what is causing them as the death toll keeps rising. In the meantime, Dylan Myers tries to meet his twin brother Elliot in spite of all challenges. Ahmed relentlessly seeks revenge as he struggles with ...

The climate crisis that our nation currently faces, from rising temperatures, unfathomable drought, devastating floods, unprecedented fires, just to name a few, are alarming precursors to what awaits us if we continue on our current path. In this adaptation for young adults from the #1 New York Times bestseller, journalist David Wallace-Wells tells it like it is, and it is much worse than anyone might think. Global warming is effecting the world, if left unchecked, it promises to transform global politics, the meaning of technology and the trajectory of human progress.

A grisly crime scene is discovered along a snowy English country road while a diabolical plot festers in the innermost sanctums of London’s powerful elites. When activist Green Hope is brutally murdered, the line between activism and vengeance blurs dangerously. Journalist Ellie Sato didn't seek trouble, but trouble found her. Drawn towards the chilling murder of activist Miriam Goldsmid—alias Green Hope—Ellie navigates a world of radical eco-groups and dark corporate intrigue, all while wrestling with her own reluctant heroism. As suspects multiply, Ellie uncovers sinister, shocking ...

EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS THREATEN HUMANITY AS GLOBAL WARMING REACHES NEW LIMITS. CAN MANKIND CONTROL THEIR DESTINY? Following the Battle of Malacca, Plasticity Island expanded rapidly and seceded from the United States of America to become The Republic of Gyreland. Brent Brodie and his team take on the challenge of reducing Global Warming, surviving rising ocean levels, and controlling violent weather patterns. From the thermosphere to all the major oceans and continents of the world, the action never stops. No Country is immune from the struggle for fresh drinking water, food, and ...

★ Kiss Your Carbon Footprint Goodbye! ★ In just 3 weeks, I’m going to walk you through step-by-step how to get your current carbon-emitting lifestyle down to net-zero, or even net-negative for the ambitious folks out there. This book includes: helpful tips and tricks to go from carbon-emitter to climate hero a ✓checklist which you can physically mark up a notes section per chapter to record your own ideas based on where you live and what your local community has to offer direct links to resources and online groups to help you along your journey towards net-zero Whether you’re ...