This annual award acknowledges outstanding contributions to the global discourse on environmental sustainability, with a specific focus on books that have a substantial impact on the public's understanding of these crucial issues.
Announcing the 2025 Winner
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries is pleased to announce that Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World by Edward Humes (Avery, 2024) has been named the 2025 winner of the Penn Libraries Book Prize in Sustainability. Learn more.
Climate Capitalism: Winning the Race to Zero Emissions and Solving the Crisis of Our Age by Akshat Rathi (Greystone Books)
Into the Clear Blue Sky: the Path to Restoring Our Atmosphere by Rob Jackson (Simon & Schuster)
The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It by Genevieve Guenther (Oxford University Press)
Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World by Edward Humes (Avery)
Join us for an opportunity to meet our 2025 awardee, Edward Humes, who will speak about his book Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World.
The Penn Libraries Book Prize in Sustainability is more than an award; it is a call to action, encouraging authors and thinkers to contribute to the vital discourse on sustaining our planet for future generations.
The window to submit entries for the 2025 Penn Libraries Books Prize in Sustainability has closed. Please check back in early 2026 for information on submitting entries for the 2026 prize.
Meet the jurors for the Penn Libraries Book Prize in Sustainability.