Recommended Readings

Andersen, Stephen O., and K. Madhava Sarma. Protecting the Ozone Layer: the United Nations History. Earthscan, 2002.

An interesting mix of science and history, this book tells the history of climate change action by the United Nations in the twentieth century. The book first addresses the science of the ozone level and its depletion. This is important in understanding what greenhouse gases actually do to the atmosphere and why the world is getting warmer. The book then covers the United Nations' work and action on climate change. This offers details about the United Nations history discussed on the geoglobal politics page. The book gives an extremely detailed history in United Nations diplomacy that may interest readers focused on global politics. Readers can see where the United Nations went wrong and what they can potentially do to fix the issues discussed on this site. Finally, the book addresses efforts outside of the United Nations that are calling for action on climate change.

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Oreg, Shaul. “Resistance to Change: Developing an Individual Differences Measure.” American Psychological Association, Journal of Applied Psychology, 2003, psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/0021-9010.88.4.680.

This study published by the Journal of Applied Psychology goes in-depth on humans' psychological barriers to change. This trusted journal publishes only peer reviewed and well written research. Many of the key factors discovered in this study, such as routine seeking and short-term focus, correlate well to the human psyche page on this site. These factors explain individuals' resistance to not only climate change but change in general. This study offers a more professional look at the psychology of humans that explains the resistance to change discussed on this site. This study is not related to climate change, but instead gives a broader view to psychology and change. 

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Surendra, K.C., et al. “Biogas as a Sustainable Energy Source for Developing Countries: Opportunities and Challenges.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, ScienceDirect, 23 Jan. 2013, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032113008290.

This report on sustainable energy potential in developing countries offers an important look into one of the main issues surrounding underdeveloped countries. As explained on the domestic policy page, Haiti needs energy to develop and rebuild their country. If they can get energy from an easy and sustainable energy source, this would help combat not only their needs, but climate change also. Underdeveloped countries do not have the time or money to fight climate change, but this research shows that they might be able to include this fight against climate change with their own needs. Not only does this report offer research on an interesting renewable energy that can combat climate change, but it also explains many of the challenges underdeveloped countries face in the modern world. 

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The Legislative Process: Overview, The United States Congress, 2021, www.congress.gov/legislative-process.

This video published by the United States Congress explain the legislative process in the United States. It offers an overview on how a bill starts all the way to how it is implemented. The video is accompanied by a series of more in depth videos about the legislative process on the same site. understanding the legislative process in America helps the reader to grasp the difficulty Americans face in battling law changes. The domestic policy page explores the United States' legislative process and cites it as a reason for little action against climate change in America. This video series offers a more in depth look at America's legislative process and the difficulty associated with nation-wide change in America. The video format makes it easier to understand as visuals and audio walk the viewer through the legislative process. 

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Washington, Haydn, and John Cook. Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand. Earthscan, 2011.

This book offers a deep dive into the reasons and history of denial, and then how it plays a role in climate change. It explores why humans have tendencies towards denial, and what this means for the future of the climate change argument. They finish with ways to combat this denial and possible solutions to climate change itself. The book fits in well with the main stasis of this website - Why nothing has been done about Climate Change. It helps explain the reasoning on the Human Psyche page about individuals and resistance to climate change on a personal level. The authors of Climate Change Denial: Heads in the sand, hope the reader can accept climate change on an individual level and help the cause for change.