In the book, Hansen describes how the burning of fossil fuels is changing our climate and argues that this is putting Earth into imminent peril.

[2] The title of the book, Storms of My Grandchildren, refers to the ferocious and stormy weather events that will occur in the next generation if fossil fuel use continues in the way it has.

He advocates prompt phaseout of coal plant emissions, plus improved forestry and agricultural practices.

[2] Hansen supports a carbon tax returned to citizens as a dividend and rejects cap and trade.

[9] James Hansen was director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies from 1981 to 2013 and is often called the "father of global warming".