Our Holiday recommendations!
With the holiday season fast approaching–a time when we hope you’ll be able to rest and relax–we wanted to share some of our favorite introductory-level climate-related resources with you! Whether you’re looking to dive into a new podcast or find a meaningful book to gift this Christmas, we hope you’ll find something to help you recharge.
Happy holidays,
Alex & Margaux
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IPCC summary for policy makers – A solid place to start if you want a clearer understanding of the climate crisis and aren’t afraid of some scientific terminology.
Our World in Data – An incredible resource that provides research and data on so many relevant environmental and food systems topics.
Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers– A really great paper for learning more about our food systems. Poore & Nemecek do a fantastic job outlining the differences in impact across varying food sources and reinforce the need for less industrial animal agriculture.
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Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet (2025): Through climate science, poetic storytelling, and sharp humor, Kate Marvel shares the emotions she grapples with as both a researcher and a human living on a rapidly changing Earth.
World Without End: An Illustrated Guide to the Climate Crisis (2021): This graphic novel by Christophe Blain and Jean-Marc Jancovici explains climate issues in an accessible way and describes how our energy needs shape our societies and drive the current climate crisis.
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013): A wonderful read that blends scientific knowledge, Indigenous wisdom, and personal memoir to explore the relationship between humans and the natural world. The book emphasizes the importance of reciprocity, urging readers to see the earth as a provider and a living relative rather than an exploitable resource.
Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them (2022): The distinguished BBC food journalist Dan Saladino travels the world to experience and document our most at-risk foods before it’s too late. He tells the fascinating stories of the people who continue to cultivate, forage, hunt, cook, and consume what the rest of us have forgotten or didn’t even know existed.
The Dark Cloud: how the digital world is costing the earth (2023): In this investigation, Guillaume Pitron describes how the supposedly dematerialized world of digital technology is in fact based on very material environmental impacts–from the extraction of metals needed to manufacture the technologies to the construction of the infrastructure that powers them–and warns of the consequences of these impacts.
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A Matter of Degrees – With the help of dozens of climate leaders, Dr. Leah Stokes and Dr. Katharine Wilkinson tell stories about the powerful forces behind climate change — and the tools we have to fix it.
Outrage + Optimism – This podcast is for anyone looking to expand their understanding of the climate crisis and get inspired to take action. Join former UN climate chief Christina Figueres, political strategist Tom Rivett-Carnac, and sustainable business consultant Paul Dickinson for inspiring conversations with change-makers.
Civil Eats – An award-winning news site dedicated to critical thinking about the American food system. Civil Eats brings a clear and compelling voice to the most important food and agriculture stories of our time: How climate change impacts our food system, the challenges many communities face in finding good, nutritious food, and the ways state and federal policies shape every bite we eat.
Heated – In this weekly newsletter, climate journalist Emily Atkin provides deeply reported analysis on the climate crisis. A must-read for those who are the right amount of angry about climate change.
Food People – We love our friends over at Food People and can’t recommend their newsletter enough. Grab a seat at the table as they share information that deepens your connection to other people and other parts of the world, highlight hidden roles in the global food chain, and explain a bit about how the system functions in the background.
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Merchants of Doubt (2014) – Based on NaomiOreskes and Erik M. Conway’s book, this documentary exposes how industries and political actors have deliberately manufactured doubt to undermine climate science and delay action.
Tomorrow(2015) – In this film, Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent take us across ten countries to explore today’s climate challenges–and, above all, the inspiring solutions taking shape in agriculture, energy, education, and beyond. A decade after its debut, the documentary is returning to French cinemas on December 8!
The Smell of Money (2022) – A story about the power of love for one’s family and community to triumph over even the largest forces of injustice, The Smell of Money calls upon viewers to see the people behind what's on our plates––and to join the fight for a better future for us all.
