"Presenting the argument visually rather than verbally, this is a powerful set of pictorial and graphic statements of the likely consequences of pursuing business as usual."
"A visionary activist puts forward his argument for a 90% cut in greenhouse gas emissions. Politically impossible, perhaps, but the argument remains sound."
"The book of the film (as well as of the Nobel Peace Prize); Gore makes his case with passion and conviction, and any 'errors' it contains are errors of emphasis rather than substance."
"Deeply researched, authoritative, and surprisingly readable, Stern makes the economic case that the world cannot afford not to begin to stabilise its CO2 emissions."
"This comes from the alarmist wing of the climate change spectrum, but it is nonetheless a passionate and disturbing vision of a world in the grip of runaway warming."
"An excellent introduction to the history of climate science, this takes us from the outset of the Industrial Revolution to the signing of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997."
"Covering the political and cultural confusion that currently passes for climate change debate, this is a sometimes depressing reminder of the widespread political misuse of science and statistics."
"Fleming offers a brief historical overview of the development of climate change science, as well as some acute reflections on uncertainty and the scientific method."
"A varied and insightful collection of writerly pieces on the subject of our warming world, including contributions from Bill McKibben, Thomas Keneally and Mark Lynas."
"Rudimann argues that humans have been influencing Earth's climate for far longer than 200 years - more like 8,000 years, in fact, ever since the development of irrigation agriculture."
"Another valuable anthology, with up-to-date entries covering science, politics and press coverage, as well as conflicting public attitudes to the issue of climate change."
