Reading, Listening and Watching List

READING LIST

Nature Law

1- David Wallace-Wells - The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming

The author is an American journalist known for his writing on climate change. Taking recent scientific developments into account, he explains in this book how important climate change is and warns that the world will become uninhabitable if we do not change things now.

2- Bill Gates - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

The author believes that the world must reach zero greenhouse gas emissions to solve the problems related to climate change, and shares his ideas on how the tools needed to achieve this can be created. Gates believes that climate change can be tackled by investing in research, inventing new technologies and greatly accelerating their deployment.

3- Valentina Camerini – Greta's Story

On 20 August 2018, although it was the last days of summer in Stockholm, the weather was hotter than usual, and on that day fifteen-year-old Greta began her climate strike in front of the parliament building. The author tells the life story of Greta Thunberg and her fight against climate change.

4- Prof. Dr. Levent Kurnaz - Everything You Want to Know About Climate Change Before the Last Glacier Melts

The author explains, on a scientific basis, the disasters that climate change has caused and will cause. He describes the causes of the situation we are in and how we can change it.

5- Fritjof Capra - Ugo Mattei - The Ecology of Law

Of the book's authors, Ugo Mattei is a legal scholar and Fritjof Capra is a scientist. The book argues that the environmental crisis we face today stems from a view that sees the world as a kind of machine and declares humans its owners. Offering insights into how change can happen, the authors believe that change is possible if today's prevailing view shifts and is shaped by communities in line with ecological principles.

6- Mike Hulme - Why We Disagree About Climate Change

The author is a professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge and works on climate change. In this book, he addresses the economic, psychological and sociological dimensions of climate change, examining it from different angles.

7- Elizabeth Kolbert - The Sixth Extinction

In this book, the author examines the effects of human actions on nature and presents data together with field research. Recounting her scientific journeys, she shares with the reader her experiences in the polar regions and in caves. Based on her observations, she argues that humanity is undergoing an extinction. One of the book's most notable features is that it won the Pulitzer Prize in 2015 and was named one of the 10 best books of the year by The New York Times Book Review.

8- Christiana Figueres & Tom Rivett-Carnac – The Future We Choose

The book tells the story of the climate crisis from past to present and discusses the steps we need to take to heal the world. The authors also led the United Nations negotiations during the historic Paris Agreement in 2015, and the book describes what life on Earth could look like in 2050 if we fail to meet the Paris climate goals.

Animal Law

1- Peter Singer - Animal Liberation

In this book, the author critically addresses speciesism and the lies people tell themselves. He criticizes people for staying silent when a cow is killed but speaking up when a cat or dog is killed. He explains that people misunderstand the concept of animal rights and that animal rights do not cover only animals such as cats and dogs. He accuses animal lovers who think this way of hypocrisy.

2- Jack London - Unconditional Love

In this book, the author focuses on the situation of animals in circuses. He explains that circuses are entirely contrary to animals' natural lives and that animals are left under human exploitation. In conveying these realities, the author draws on the concept of love.

3- Gary Francione - Introduction to Animal Rights

In this book, the author sets out his radical views. According to him, animal rights cannot exist as long as we continue to regard animals as property. Another concept he criticizes is that of humane treatment. He likens the situation of animals to that of slaves in the past and sees a similar path to a solution.

4- Peter Singer - Why Vegan?

In this book, the author approaches veganism from the perspective of moral philosophy, doing so with bold and potentially provocative questions. The book discusses why the struggle for animal liberation is harder and demands more sacrifice than other struggles for freedom. Singer is also an important figure for veganism; as one of the most authoritative people on the subject, his views carry great weight.

5- Valeria Giroux - Veganism

In addition to describing the historical development of veganism, the author explains how vegetarianism gave rise to veganism. She notes that veganism is in fact an idea that has existed since Ancient Greece. Another topic she focuses on is the philosophical dimension of veganism, underlining that veganism is not just about not eating animal-based food.

6- Carol J. Adams - The Sexual Politics of Meat

In this book, the author addresses animal rights and women's rights together. According to her, the source of both problems is the patriarchal order. While treating the two issues together, she approaches them through what they have in common, such as both groups being subjected to violence.

PODCAST LIST

1-Esmiyor

In this podcast series, the climate crisis is examined from various angles each week with different guests from different fields.

Hosts: Utku Güven, Derin Altan

2- The Right to Life of Species

This podcast series discusses topics related to the right of the living beings we share the same planet with to live freely.

3-The Climate Question

This podcast, produced by the BBC, features stories from different parts of the world about how hard it is to save our own planet and how we can change this situation. The podcast also provides information on how climate change affects people and gives us the opportunity to closely follow current developments in each episode.

4- The Climate Show

The podcast was created by researchers at the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law who conduct research on climate change. Each episode takes the form of a conversation with leading experts on climate law and policy, covering a different topic.

Podcast hosts: Beatriz Martinez Romera, Linnéa Nordlander and Alessandro Monti

5- The Climate Generation Speaks

In this podcast, prepared by young climate activist Atlas Sarrafoğlu, he addresses climate change issues in Türkiye and around the world and amplifies the voices of the climate generation together with the activists he hosts as guests.

6- Nature Talks

This podcast, broadcast on NTV Radio every Saturday at 12:30, focuses on topics such as the global climate crisis, wildlife and zero waste. New episodes are released every week with activists and experts on the subject. The program airs on NTV Radio, but you can also listen to it as a podcast on Apple, Google and Spotify.

7- Before the Last Glacier Melts

This podcast series is prepared by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Levent Kurnaz and deals with the climate crisis.

8- One World Conversations – WWF Türkiye

This podcast is produced by WWF Türkiye. The series focuses on topics such as the climate crisis and species extinction and discusses what we can do about these issues.

9- Who Are These Vegans?

This is a podcast by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suat Erus, in which he hosts a different vegan guest in each episode and talks with them about their journey to becoming vegan and the effects veganism has had on their daily lives.

DOCUMENTARY LIST

Nature Law

1- Our Planet - David Attenborough

This documentary shows how climate change affects the lives of living beings.

2- Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet - David Attenborough & Johan Rockström

This documentary explains how the world's biodiversity is collapsing and how this crisis can be overcome.

3- A Life on Our Planet

It tells the evolutionary history of the Earth in order to mourn the loss of natural habitats and to offer a vision for the future.

4- 25 Liters

This National Geographic documentary describes the water crisis we may face if the careless consumption of water continues.

5-Down to Earth with Zac Efron

Documentary series - 1 season

In this program, which explores healthy and sustainable lifestyles, the hosts travel to different parts of the world.

6-Kiss The Ground

It explains how important soil is in combating climate change and protecting the planet.

Animal Law

1-Okja

Mija deeply loves her closest friend Okja, a large animal. When the Mirando Corporation wants to take Okja back, Mija stands up to them, and the film tells the story of her struggle.

2- Seaspiracy

A filmmaker fascinated by ocean life investigates the harm humans cause to marine life. The film recounts the terrible events he encounters during his investigation.

3- Earthlings-Shaun Monson (2005)

This documentary emphasizes that speciesism is in fact no different from racism. Using real footage, it shows that the use of animals in the food, clothing and entertainment industries and in scientific research is speciesist behavior.

4- Vegan- Everyday Stories

This documentary tells how people from different groups, such as farmers, children and athletes, became vegan. The vegans in the documentary describe their experiences after becoming vegan.