Go Green Week is an annual campaign run by the University to raise awareness of the importance of sustainability and encourage positive change among students and staff at the University of Leicester. It is part of a national campaign led by People and Planet, the UK’s largest week of student climate action. Find out more information about the events going on in Go Green Week 2020 here.
The University library have picked out a few titles below to get you thinking about how you can Go Green!
No one is too small to make a difference, Greta Thunberg (2019)
When fifteen-year-old Greta Thunberg decided not to go to school in August 2018, she inspired a worldwide campaign for action against climate crisis and inspired thousands of school children to go on strike for planet Earth. This book brings together a collection of her speeches that have made history around the world. It is a rallying cry to all of us, reminding us of the responsibility we all have to fight to save our planet. Available at the library here.
Six weeks to zero waste: a simple plan for life, Kate Arnell (2020)
It’s never been more important to reduce our environmental footprint. Eco blogger Kate Arnell has published this accessible and aspirational guide to help you eliminate waste. Using the principles of the 5 Rs (refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and rot) Arnell sets out how you can move towards waste-free living, from cutting down on food waste to making homemade health and beauty products. Available at the library here.
The uninhabitable Earth: A story of the future, David Wallace-Wells (2019)
This book focuses on the potential consequences of the climate crisis and it is looking much worse than you may think. Wallace-Wells highlights in a very honest way how climate change will affect different parts of the world, with some areas likely to see more catastrophic changes soon. The potential issues of the climate crisis are incredibly manifold and this book really brings to home the complexities of it. Available at the library here.
The Archipelago of hope: wisdom and resilience from the edge of climate change, Gleb Raygorodetsky (2017)
Climate change is here and nobody knows this better than Indigenous peoples. Over many generations they have developed an intimate relationship with ecosystems and have observed the impact of climate change within these for decades. Gleb Raygorodetsky has spent two decades working with indigenous communities and in this book shows how these communities are islands of biological and cultural diversity amidst the increasing urbanization of Earth. This book highlights the creative solutions these communities are employing to meet the challenges of climate change. Available at the library here.
On fire: the burning case for a green new deal, Naomi Klein (2019)
On Fire gathers essays, reports and lectures by Naomi Klein, Canadian social activist and filmmaker. Klein puts forward arguments that call for transformations in the very systems that have led to this crisis if we are to have any chance of successfully combating climate change. This book gives some clear concrete ideas for moving towards a greener world looking in particular at youth-led movements and the work of indigenous communities. Available at the library here.
