climate change en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) Natural large-scale and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system, as brought about by ice ages.
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(uncountable, usually) Rapid, large-scale, and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system produced by global warming; anthropogenic climate change.
If you are serious about climate change a rolling programme of electrification is the only rational policy.
2019 October, Roger Ford, “WCP award - victory for DfT reactionaries”, in Modern Railways, page 31:Both the UK and Europe have experienced record summer temperatures in the past couple of years, which have brought home the fact that climate change is happening.
2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “Building a greener future”, in RAIL, number 999, page 34:“Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of goods,” he writes. “It represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day.”
2015 June 18, Jim Yardley, Laurie Goodstein, quoting Pope Francis, “Pope Francis, in Sweeping Encyclical, Calls for Swift Action on Climate Change”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:In short, mainstream parties no longer offer an element that every successful political project requires: a promise of a better world. But nativists still offer it. They solve the problem of climate change by pretending it doesn't exist.
2025 October 11, Simon Kuper, “A utopian future is still, just about, possible”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20:Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.
2013 September-October, Michael Sivak, “Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?”, in American Scientist:It’s time for our generation-defining public works. How about stopping climate change before we destroy the planet and getting millions of people involved manufacturing and installing solar panels?
2017 May 25, Mark Zuckerberg, “Mark Zuckerberg’s Commencement address at Harvard”, in The Harvard Gazette:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| climate changes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
climate hoax · climate despair · climate grief
Translations (85)
cy newid hinsawdd (changes in the Earth's climate) · sw mabadiliko ya tabia nchi (changes in the Earth's climate) · ru измене́ние кли́мата (changes in the Earth's climate) · da klimaforandring (changes in the Earth's climate) · tr iklim değişikliği (changes in the Earth's climate) · ar تَغَيُّر المَنَاخ (changes in the Earth's climate) · hsb klimowa změna (changes in the Earth's climate) · cmn 氣候變遷 /气候变迁 (changes in the Earth's climate) · fa تغییرات آب و هوایی (changes in the Earth's climate) · vi biến đổi khí hậu (changes in the Earth's climate) · gd atharrachadh na gnàth-shìde (changes in the Earth's climate) · fa تغییرات اقلیمی (changes in the Earth's climate) · km បំរ៉ែបំរួលអាកាសធាតុ (changes in the Earth's climate) · bn জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন (changes in the Earth's climate) · fi ilmastonmuutos (changes in the Earth's climate) · oc cambiament climatic (changes in the Earth's climate) · de Klimaentwicklung (changes in the Earth's climate) · ko 기후 변화 (changes in the Earth's climate) · es cambio climático (changes in the Earth's climate) · th การเปลี่ยนแปลงภูมิอากาศ (changes in the Earth's climate) · dsb pśeměnjenje klimy (changes in the Earth's climate) · is loftslagsbreytingar (changes in the Earth's climate) · la climatis mutatio (changes in the Earth's climate) · dsb klimowe pśeměnjenje (changes in the Earth's climate) · et kliimamuutus (changes in the Earth's climate) · ar تَغَيُّر مَنَاخِيّ (changes in the Earth's climate) · hy կլիմայի փոփոխություն (changes in the Earth's climate) · ur تبدیلی آب و ہوا (changes in the Earth's climate) · fa تغییر اقلیمی (changes in the Earth's climate) · pt mudança climática (changes in the Earth's climate) · te శీతోష్ణస్థితి మార్పు (changes in the Earth's climate) · dz འཛམ་གླིང་དྲོད་འཕར (changes in the Earth's climate) · ml കാലാവസ്ഥാവ്യതിയാനം (changes in the Earth's climate) · ur آب و ہوا کی تبدیلی (changes in the Earth's climate) · ur تبدیل آب و ہوا (changes in the Earth's climate) · cmn 氣候變化 /气候变化 (changes in the Earth's climate) · fa تغییر آب و هوا (changes in the Earth's climate) · nl klimaatwijziging (changes in the Earth's climate) · hsb změna klimy (changes in the Earth's climate) · he שינוי אקלים (changes in the Earth's climate) · gd atharrachadh aimsir (changes in the Earth's climate) · nn klimaendring (changes in the Earth's climate) · hi जलवायु परिवर्तन (changes in the Earth's climate) · bg измене́ние на кли́мата (changes in the Earth's climate) · id perubahan iklim (changes in the Earth's climate) · hu klímaváltozás (changes in the Earth's climate) · lt klimato kaita (changes in the Earth's climate) · ro schimbare climatică (changes in the Earth's climate) · nn klimaforandring (changes in the Earth's climate) · nb klimaendring (changes in the Earth's climate) · vi thay đổi khí hậu (changes in the Earth's climate) · pl zmiana klimatu (changes in the Earth's climate) · it cambiamento climatico (changes in the Earth's climate) · ur ماحولیاتی تبدیلی (changes in the Earth's climate) · tl pagbabago ng klima (changes in the Earth's climate) · ja 気候変動 (changes in the Earth's climate) · th การเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศ (changes in the Earth's climate) · eo ŝanĝo de klimato (changes in the Earth's climate) · nb klimaforandring (changes in the Earth's climate) · fa دگرگونی اقلیم (changes in the Earth's climate) · fr changement climatique (changes in the Earth's climate) · fa تغییر آب و هوایی (changes in the Earth's climate) · hsb klimatiska změna (changes in the Earth's climate) · ta பருவநிலை மாற்றம் (changes in the Earth's climate) · sv klimatförändring (changes in the Earth's climate) · hu éghajlatváltozás (changes in the Earth's climate) · fo veðurlagsbroytingar (changes in the Earth's climate) · mr हवामान बदल (changes in the Earth's climate) · eo klimata ŝanĝo (changes in the Earth's climate) · ur موسمیاتی تبدیلی (changes in the Earth's climate) · cs klimatické změny (changes in the Earth's climate) · ga athrú aeráide (changes in the Earth's climate) · de Klimaveränderung (changes in the Earth's climate) · ca canvi climàtic (changes in the Earth's climate) · fa تغییر اقلیم (changes in the Earth's climate) · da klimaændring (changes in the Earth's climate) · it mutamento climatico (changes in the Earth's climate) · lv klimata maiņa (changes in the Earth's climate) · el κλιματική αλλαγή (changes in the Earth's climate) · de Klimaänderung (changes in the Earth's climate) · uk змі́на кли́мату (changes in the Earth's climate) · de Klimawandel (changes in the Earth's climate) · af klimaatsverandering (changes in the Earth's climate) · fr dérèglement climatique (changes in the Earth's climate) · nl klimaatsverandering (changes in the Earth's climate)