This book adds to our collective awareness that climate change is indeed real, by offering a broad overview of the multiple facets of climate change. It provides readers with a timeline of the growing understanding of the climate change issue, explanation of key processes, and innovative solutions. The book covers the full scope of climate change, from how the climate crisis developed and what we can do to ameliorate it.

Waking Up to Climate Change provides fascinating insights across the broad dimensions of energy; weather and climate; consequences to people and nature; policies, presidents, and players; and finance and economics. Aimed at the general public, the book is highly readable yet scientifically accurate. It inspires hope about climate change because it gives readers key information about the many solutions that either already exist or are in the pipeline.

The book captures the crescendo of climate change developments over time, highlighting new research studies, innovations, climate catastrophes, and both international and national progress towards action as they occurred. Readers come away confident that solutions to climate change are possible, if we act decisively and soon.