Climate and Energy

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Climate change is often called the modern world’s most serious threat. Since our founding in 1984, when “global warming” began entering the public lexicon, Island Press has published pioneering information on the crisis. Heatstroke by Anthony Barnosky introduced “climate adaptation” to general readers and Cooler Smarter from The Union of Concerned Scientists offers them practical ways to make a difference. Our many books for professionals and academics present cutting-edge climate science and policy approaches.

Climate change has broad implications for energy production, and we have published some of the seminal works in the field. Smart Power by Peter Fox-Penner shows how electric utilities can build a new business model around efficiency, while Straight Up by Joe Romm tackles the hurdles to sustainable energy. Stopping climate change will require bold and innovative ideas: Island Press will continue to publish them.

View a full list of our books about climate and energy