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	'''Climate fiction''', or '''climate change fiction''', sometimes abbreviated to '''cli-fi''', is a sub-genre of ], especially ]s, that deal with ] and ].<ref name="DanBloom" /> Recently several works of ] and ], by authors like ],<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Blunt\|first1=Tom\|title=Margaret Atwood at ASU: 'Climate Change' or 'Everything Change'?\|url=http://www.wordandfilm.com/2014/11/margaret-atwood-asu-climate-change-or-everything-change/\|website=Word & Film\|accessdate=23 March 2015}}</ref> and ],<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Beauchamp\|first1=Scott\|title=In 300 Years, Kim Stanley Robinson's Science Fiction May Not Be Fiction\|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/04/in-300-years-kim-stanley-robinsons-science-fiction-may-not-be-fiction/274392/\|accessdate=23 March 2015\|work=The Atlantic\|date=1 April 2013}}</ref> have explored this subject matter.		'''Climate fiction''', or '''climate change fiction''', sometimes abbreviated to '''cli-fi''', is a sub-genre of ], especially ]s, that deal with ] and ].<ref name="DanBloom" /> Recently several works of ] and ], by authors like ]<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Blunt\|first1=Tom\|title=Margaret Atwood at ASU: 'Climate Change' or 'Everything Change'?\|url=http://www.wordandfilm.com/2014/11/margaret-atwood-asu-climate-change-or-everything-change/\|website=Word & Film\|accessdate=23 March 2015}}</ref> and ],<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Beauchamp\|first1=Scott\|title=In 300 Years, Kim Stanley Robinson's Science Fiction May Not Be Fiction\|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/04/in-300-years-kim-stanley-robinsons-science-fiction-may-not-be-fiction/274392/\|accessdate=23 March 2015\|work=The Atlantic\|date=1 April 2013}}</ref> have explored this subject matter.

	Other novelists and literary critics who have explored climate themes, include Sarah Holding,<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Holding\|first1=Sarah\|title=What is cli-fi? And why I write it\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/feb/06/what-is-cli-fi-sarah-holding\|accessdate=23 March 2015\|work=The Guardian\|date=6 February 2015}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Walsh\|first1=Bryan\|title=Barbara Kingsolver on Flight Behavior and Why Climate Change Is Part of Her Story\|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2012/11/08/barbara-kingsolver-on-flight-behavior-climate-change-and-the-end-of-doubt/\|accessdate=23 March 2015\|work=TIME\|date=8 November 2012}}</ref> and journalist Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Tuhus-Dubrow\|first1=Rebecca\|title=Cli-Fi: Birth of a Genre\|url=http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/cli-fi-birth-of-a-genre\|accessdate=23 March 2015\|work=Dissent\|date=Summer 2013}}</ref>		Other novelists and literary critics who have explored climate themes, include Sarah Holding,<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Holding\|first1=Sarah\|title=What is cli-fi? And why I write it\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/feb/06/what-is-cli-fi-sarah-holding\|accessdate=23 March 2015\|work=The Guardian\|date=6 February 2015}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Walsh\|first1=Bryan\|title=Barbara Kingsolver on Flight Behavior and Why Climate Change Is Part of Her Story\|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2012/11/08/barbara-kingsolver-on-flight-behavior-climate-change-and-the-end-of-doubt/\|accessdate=23 March 2015\|work=TIME\|date=8 November 2012}}</ref> and journalist Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Tuhus-Dubrow\|first1=Rebecca\|title=Cli-Fi: Birth of a Genre\|url=http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/cli-fi-birth-of-a-genre\|accessdate=23 March 2015\|work=Dissent\|date=Summer 2013}}</ref>

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Climate fiction, or climate change fiction, sometimes abbreviated to cli-fi, is a sub-genre of fiction, especially novels, that deal with climate change and global warming. Recently several works of speculative fiction and science fiction, by authors like Margaret Atwood and Kim Stanley Robinson, have explored this subject matter.

Other novelists and literary critics who have explored climate themes, include Sarah Holding, Barbara Kingsolver, and journalist Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow.

Some universities now offer courses which feature novels with climate change themes.

References

^ Bloom, Dan (10 March 2015). "'Cli-Fi' Reaches into Literature Classrooms Worldwide". Inter Press Service News Agency. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
Blunt, Tom. "Margaret Atwood at ASU: 'Climate Change' or 'Everything Change'?". Word & Film. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
Beauchamp, Scott (1 April 2013). "In 300 Years, Kim Stanley Robinson's Science Fiction May Not Be Fiction". The Atlantic. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
Holding, Sarah (6 February 2015). "What is cli-fi? And why I write it". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
Walsh, Bryan (8 November 2012). "Barbara Kingsolver on Flight Behavior and Why Climate Change Is Part of Her Story". TIME. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
Tuhus-Dubrow, Rebecca (Summer 2013). "Cli-Fi: Birth of a Genre". Dissent. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

External links

Eco Fiction Climate change and eco-themes in literature and the arts.
The Cli-Fi Report Research site for archived links on climate fiction
Turning Pages: How climate-change fiction is heating up
Associated Press: Climate Change Inspires Rise of 'Cli-Fi' Flicks
The New York Times: Can Cli Fi Change Minds? 6 Experts Speak Their Minds
NPR radio broadcast April 2013: Climate Change Has Created New Literary Genre
TIME magazine: Summer Cli-Fi Thrillers
The Huffington Post: Cli-fi is real

Speculative fiction

Science fiction

Media	Comics Films list Magazines list Television
Creators	list Authors Editors
Studies	Awards Definitions History
Subgenres	Alternate history Apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic Climate fiction Comic/comedy Cyberpunk (derivatives) Dying Earth Feminist Future history (Speculative evolution) Military Space opera Space Western Tech-noir
Themes	Africanfuturism Afrofuturism Aliens AI Parallel universes Time travel Utopia/dystopia Space pirates
Subculture	Community Gathering list

Fantasy

Media	Anime Art Fantastic Comics Fantasy film Literature Magazines Television
Creators	Authors
Studies	High fantasy Tolkien's influence Literature Sources
Subgenres	Bangsian Comic Contemporary Dark Dying Earth Fairytale Folklore mythology (based) Gaslamp Hard High Historical Lost world Low Medieval Romantic Sword and sorcery Urban Supernatural fiction
Tropes	Fantasy races Fantasy worlds Legendary creatures Magic (fantasy) Magician (fantasy) Norse mythology Magic item Quest Occult detective

Horror

Media	Comics Films list Magazines Television programs Video games
Subgenres	Body Goosebumps Lovecraftian Mass hysteria Psychological Splatterpunk Queer Urban legend Occult detective
Tropes	Gargoyle Vampires list Werewolves Zombie apocalypse

General

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Category

Science fiction

Outline

Subgenres

Cyberpunk derivatives

Culture

Region

Awards

Cinematic	Jules Verne Saturn
Literary, art, and audio	Astounding Aurealis BSFA Campbell Memorial Chesley Clarke Crook Deutscher Dick Ditmar Endeavor FantLab Galaxy Gaughan Geffen Golden Duck Grand Master Grand Prix Harland Heinlein Ignotus Kitschies Lambda Laßwitz Locus Nautilus Nebula Nommo Norton Parsec Prometheus Rhysling SFERA Sidewise Skylark Sturgeon Sunburst Tähtivaeltaja TBD Tiptree Tour-Apollo Translation Urania Vogel Writers and Illustrators of the Future Zajdel
Multimedia	Aurora Chandler Dragon Hugo Seiun Spectrum

Media

Film	Film history Films Indian Japanese Anime Tokusatsu
Literature	Comics Magazines Novels Publishers Short stories
Stage	Opera Theatre
Television	List of TV shows Australasian British Canadian European Japanese Anime Live-action U.S.

Themes

Architectural	Colonization Dyson sphere Matrioshka brain Space stations and habitats Stellar engine Terraforming
Biological	Biological warfare Energy being Evolution Extraterrestrials List Gender Genetic engineering Invisibility Nanotechnology Organ transplantation Parasites Prosthetics Sex and sexuality Symbiosis
Physical	Ansible Black holes Extrasolar planets Force field Hyperspace Inertialess Multiverse Parallel universes Portable hole Space travel Stargate Stars Teleportation Time travel (Viewer) Warp drive Wormhole
Psychological	Group mind Mind uploading Psionics Simulated consciousness
Social	Africanfuturism Afrofuturism Alien invasion Alien language Ancient astronauts Black Evil corporation First contact Frankenstein complex Galactic empire LGBT Message from space Transhumanism Uplift Xenoarchaeology
Technological	Artificial intelligence AI takeover Astroengineering Holography Robots and Cyborgs Self-replicating machines Simulated reality Spacecraft Tachyons Weapons
Religious	Christian science fiction

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	'''Climate fiction''', or '''climate change fiction''', sometimes abbreviated to '''cli-fi''', is a sub-genre of ], especially ]s, that deal with ] and ].<ref name="DanBloom" /> Recently several works of ] and ], by authors like ],<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Blunt\|first1=Tom\|title=Margaret Atwood at ASU: 'Climate Change' or 'Everything Change'?\|url=http://www.wordandfilm.com/2014/11/margaret-atwood-asu-climate-change-or-everything-change/\|website=Word & Film\|accessdate=23 March 2015}}</ref> and ],<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Beauchamp\|first1=Scott\|title=In 300 Years, Kim Stanley Robinson's Science Fiction May Not Be Fiction\|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/04/in-300-years-kim-stanley-robinsons-science-fiction-may-not-be-fiction/274392/\|accessdate=23 March 2015\|work=The Atlantic\|date=1 April 2013}}</ref> have explored this subject matter.		'''Climate fiction''', or '''climate change fiction''', sometimes abbreviated to '''cli-fi''', is a sub-genre of ], especially ]s, that deal with ] and ].<ref name="DanBloom" /> Recently several works of ] and ], by authors like ]<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Blunt\|first1=Tom\|title=Margaret Atwood at ASU: 'Climate Change' or 'Everything Change'?\|url=http://www.wordandfilm.com/2014/11/margaret-atwood-asu-climate-change-or-everything-change/\|website=Word & Film\|accessdate=23 March 2015}}</ref> and ],<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Beauchamp\|first1=Scott\|title=In 300 Years, Kim Stanley Robinson's Science Fiction May Not Be Fiction\|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/04/in-300-years-kim-stanley-robinsons-science-fiction-may-not-be-fiction/274392/\|accessdate=23 March 2015\|work=The Atlantic\|date=1 April 2013}}</ref> have explored this subject matter.

	Other novelists and literary critics who have explored climate themes, include Sarah Holding,<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Holding\|first1=Sarah\|title=What is cli-fi? And why I write it\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/feb/06/what-is-cli-fi-sarah-holding\|accessdate=23 March 2015\|work=The Guardian\|date=6 February 2015}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Walsh\|first1=Bryan\|title=Barbara Kingsolver on Flight Behavior and Why Climate Change Is Part of Her Story\|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2012/11/08/barbara-kingsolver-on-flight-behavior-climate-change-and-the-end-of-doubt/\|accessdate=23 March 2015\|work=TIME\|date=8 November 2012}}</ref> and journalist Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Tuhus-Dubrow\|first1=Rebecca\|title=Cli-Fi: Birth of a Genre\|url=http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/cli-fi-birth-of-a-genre\|accessdate=23 March 2015\|work=Dissent\|date=Summer 2013}}</ref>		Other novelists and literary critics who have explored climate themes, include Sarah Holding,<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Holding\|first1=Sarah\|title=What is cli-fi? And why I write it\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/feb/06/what-is-cli-fi-sarah-holding\|accessdate=23 March 2015\|work=The Guardian\|date=6 February 2015}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Walsh\|first1=Bryan\|title=Barbara Kingsolver on Flight Behavior and Why Climate Change Is Part of Her Story\|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2012/11/08/barbara-kingsolver-on-flight-behavior-climate-change-and-the-end-of-doubt/\|accessdate=23 March 2015\|work=TIME\|date=8 November 2012}}</ref> and journalist Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Tuhus-Dubrow\|first1=Rebecca\|title=Cli-Fi: Birth of a Genre\|url=http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/cli-fi-birth-of-a-genre\|accessdate=23 March 2015\|work=Dissent\|date=Summer 2013}}</ref>