Books, movies, ted talks about sustainability

Here you can find list of some books, documentaries and Ted talks if you want to learn more about sustainability and ecology.

Books:

1. Eating animals - Jonathan Safran Foer

2. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things - William McDonough & Michael Braungart

3. A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future - David Attenborough

4. On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal - Naomi Klein

5. Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future - Mary Robinson

6. The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability – Designing for Abundance - William McDonough & Michael Braungart

Documentaries:

1. Seaspiracy (2021)

2. Cowspiracy (2014)

3. RiverBlue (2017)

4. Garbage Island (2008)

5. An Inconvenient truth (2006)

6. Planet Ocean (2012)

Ted talks:

1. Olivia Tyler: The Complex Path to Sustainability

2. Alex Steffen: The Route to a Sustainable Future

3. Mike Biddle: We Can Recycle Plastic

4. Tomas Saraceno: Would you live in a floating city in the sky?

5. Alex Steffen: The route to a sustainable future

6. Anirudh Sharma: Ink made of air pollution

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