Environmental Reading / Watch List
There are so many incredible resources out there. Too many to list. We’ve put together a list of some of our most recommended.
Books
- This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein
- Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard
- Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming edited by Paul Hawken
- Braiding Sweet Grass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth
- On Fire: the Burning Case for a Green New Deal by Naomi Klein
- Climate Justice: A Man-Made Problem With a Feminist Solution by Mary Robinson
- Rock | Water | Life: Ecology and Humanities for a Decolonial South Africa by Lesley Green
- A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind by Harriet A. Washington
- The Blue Economy by Gunter Pauli
Podcasts
- Just Us and the Climate – a podcast by South Africa’s Climate Justice Coalition.
- Outrage and Optimism – Hosted by Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac and Paul Dickinson
- How to Save a Planet by Alex Blumberg and Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
- How to Survive the End of the World by Autumn Brown and Adrienne Maree Brown
- Good Ancestor Podcast by Layla F. Saad
Newsletters
- Heated by Emily Atkin
- The Guardian’s Green Light
- New York Times Climate Fwd
- Radical Re-imagining by Thelma Young-Lutunatabua with editorial support from Rebecca Solnit & more
- Ecoage
- Dezeen (Green Building Inspiration from time to time)
- Green Building Council of South Africa Newsletter
Valuable Reports & Guides
- Architect’s guide to integrating energy modelling in the design process
- World Green Building Trends Smart Market Report (Latest from 2018)
- Global Risks Report by World Economic Forum
- 2019 MSCI Sustainable Impact Report
- Make it your business: Engaging with the Sustainable Development Goals by PWC