I dislike "climate change" too, because it carries the idea that we can change it back. I think "global warming" was fine, but if i had to pick something, it would be "climate drift" i think.
The idea was to make it sound less severe, to please the Oil&Gas lobby. For the most part it worked as you now have environmentalist on the other side of the fence using it too.
I agree with the argument that climate change is maybe not accurate as some regions might cool as well. I would prefer "climate emergency" if I was in charge of the PR.
More punchy. More descriptive of actual events.
“Climate drift” sounds like the name of an AI bot, made specifically to create a narrative that underplays the seriousness and gravity of the extremely dangerous and deadly feedback loops that are appearing now in the global climate system.
I don't think it underplay anything. I understand that we must act. But with this name your arguments won't be heard.
The climate denialists of today are those believing that if it gets too much, we will have to do some efforts for a decade and boom, back to 1970 climate. I want to engage that belief, hence 'climate drift'
The point is that weather is changing so much that even climate is changing quickly now. Or, in a car metaphor: not only our velocity is increasing, our acceleration is also increasing m.
I think a stronger word like “climate emergency” would have been more appropriate.
The point is that weather is changing so much that even climate is changing quickly now. Or, in a car metaphor: not only our velocity is increasing, our acceleration is also increasing.
I think a stronger word like “climate emergency” would have been more appropriate.
Not a small problem,you know...
'change' doesn't carry this idea at all. Anyway, global warming was more descriptive, thus better to me.