Do you know how the climate crisis is impacting and will impact your area and the world? Solid knowledge about climate change can help you make choices that will have an impact. For example, climate change knowledge puts you in a better position to vote for candidates who will take action to address climate change issues. Below, you’ll find curated and trusted resources to learn about your area, links to movies, books, newsletters and podcasts explaining where we are with the climate crisis. Here are resources and suggestions that you can use to raise your and your friend’s awareness.
4. Watch educational movies for understanding and hope . Here are just a few examples:
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet (Netflix)
Breaking Boundaries tells the story of the most important scientific discovery of our time – that humanity has pushed Earth beyond the boundaries that have kept it stable for 10,000 years, since the dawn of civilization. This 75-minute film takes the audience on a journey of discovery of planetary thresholds we must not exceed, not just for the stability of our planet, but for the future of humanity. It describes the solutions we can and must put in place now if we are to protect Earth’s life support systems.
Kiss the Ground (Netflix)
Science experts and celebrity activists unpack the ways in which the earth’s soil may be the key to combating climate change and preserving the planet.
Brave Blue World (Netflix)
From reuse to energy generation, this documentary explores new innovations across five continents for building a future with sustainable water.
Mission Blue (Netflix)
This documentary follows oceanographer Sylvia Earle’s campaign to save the world’s oceans from threats such as overfishing and toxic waste.
Can We Cool the Planet (PBS|Nova)
As global temperatures continue to rise, scientists are wondering if we need solutions that go beyond reducing emissions. From sucking carbon straight out of the air, to geoengineering our atmosphere to physically block out sunlight, to planting more than a trillion trees, the options may seem futuristic or tough to implement. But as time runs out on conventional solutions to climate change, scientists are asking the hard questions: Can new, sometimes controversial, solutions really work? And at what cost?
5. Watch videos for historical context. Here are a couple of examples:
Excerpt of Carl Sagan testifying before Congress in 1985 about the greenhouse effect on global climate.
For a deeper dive see our wiki Video Archive suggestions.
6. Read newsletters. For example:
7. Read or listen to books. For example:
8. Listen to Podcasts. For example: