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Well, since 'global warming' is only concerned about the damage resulting from greenhouse gas emissions, that term is not to bad, actually. I like 'global warmi
by esarbe 5y ago
Well, since 'global warming' is only concerned about the damage resulting from greenhouse gas emissions, that term is not to bad, actually. I like 'global warming' much better than the 'green'washed term 'climate change' we've had to use in the last 15 years because, you know, part of the earth got cooler, sometimes, and who even believes in 'global warming'? Even the term 'global warming' is/was considered political. What the heck...
To collect all the consequences and processes you mentioned, I usually like to use the term "predatory ecosystem exploitation", because that pretty much describes what we're doing to our life support system.
- ihumanable 5y agoClimate Change is a reaction to people going, "There's still snow" or "There's a polar vortex in Texas" and using cold weather (driven by Climate Change) to argue against Global Warning. It makes sense as when most lay people think of "warming" in connection with the "global climate" they likely think "weather" and the idea that it will be 2-3 degrees "warmer" out doesn't seem like a big deal. 68F feels pretty close to 71F, no biggie. At a planet wide scale though, this is a huge amount of energy and causes a massive change in the climate. There's a lot of "greenwashing" in the world, but the term is generally applied to corporations that use "a form of marketing spin in which green PR and green marketing are deceptively used to persuade the public that an organization's products, aims and policies are environmentally friendly." The term "Climate Change" is the preferred term from the scientific community and isn't promoted by corporations to make themselves seem more green.