I don't think it's true to say that the rebranding to "climate change" came from the right. It came from academics who realized that saying "global warming" wa

I don't think it's true to say that the rebranding to "climate change" came from the right. It came from academics who realized that saying "global warming" was confusing to people when the climate swung wildly from unusually hot to unusually cold. It takes some time and a willing listener to explain that "warming" means increased energy in the climate system, and therefore more dramatic swings between hot and cold weather. Saying "global warming" also does nothing to communicate things like change in precipitation patterns. Using the phrase "climate change" does a much better job of encompassing these phenomenon.