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> The phrase “climate change” was invented by Republican spin doctors and for unfortunately it’s become the standard term. Let's avoid jumping to delusional co
by sakopov 3y ago
> The phrase “climate change” was invented by Republican spin doctors and for unfortunately it’s become the standard term.
Let's avoid jumping to delusional conspiracy theories. Both terms have a place in science.
> Global warming refers to surface temperature increases, while climate change includes global warming and everything else that increasing greenhouse gas amounts will affect. [1]
[1] https://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/climate_by_any_other_name.html https://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/climate_by_any_ot...
- wilg 3y agoI’m aware of the difference. I was incorrect to say it was “invented” by Republican spin doctors, but was promoted by them. So not delusional, not a theory, yes a a conspiracy. > Ironically, the change may also have been accelerated by politically-motivated spin doctors. This is advice from a Republican political consultant who advised President Bush, talking about changing the name for political purposes: https://skepticalscience.com/climate-change-global-warming-basic.html https://skepticalscience.com/climate-change-global-warming-b...
- secretsatan 3y agoI always thought climate change was better because in the uk, it seemed like global warming could be spun as a nice thing