climate emergency
Global warming crisis
Climate emergency refers to the urgent global crisis posed by climate change, emphasizing that immediate action is required to prevent catastrophic environmental damage.
The phrase frames climate change not as a gradual problem but as an acute threat demanding emergency response: The city council declared a climate emergency.
Governments, institutions, and activists use the term to signal that incremental measures are insufficient.
Emissions that trap heat
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- global warmingRising planetary temperatures
- parts per millionRatio expressing tiny concentrations
temperature rise · emissions · fossil fuels · feedback loops · ocean acidification · permafrost thaw · carbon cycle · anthropogenic
Devastating, large-scale misfortune
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- collapseSudden structural failure
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- famineSevere food shortage
drought · floods · wildfires · heatwave · hurricane · typhoon · cyclone · sea-level rise
Global warming limitation accord
- carbon taxLevy on fuel combustion
- net zeroBalanced emissions state
- emissions targetsGoals for reducing pollutants
- Green New DealClimate-focused economic overhaul proposal
Expressing disapproval or importance
- direExtremely serious or urgent
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- alarmingProvoking fear or anxiety
- existential threatPeril to survival itself
code red · tipping point · irreversible · countdown · window closing · last chance · now or never · red alert
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- petitionFormal written appeal
boycott · civil disobedience · Greta Thunberg · divestment · grassroots · mobilization · direct action · sit-in
greenhouse gases
Emissions that trap heat
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- global warmingRising planetary temperatures
parts per million · temperature rise · emissions · fossil fuels · feedback loops · ocean acidification · permafrost thaw · carbon cycle · anthropogenic
catastrophe
Devastating, large-scale misfortune
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- collapseSudden structural failure
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
famine · drought · floods · wildfires · heatwave · hurricane · typhoon · cyclone · sea-level rise · glacial melt
Paris Agreement
Global warming limitation accord
- carbon taxLevy on fuel combustion
- net zeroBalanced emissions state
- emissions targetsGoals for reducing pollutants
Green New Deal · IPCC · mitigation · adaptation · decarbonization
critical
Expressing disapproval or importance
- direExtremely serious or urgent
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- alarmingProvoking fear or anxiety
existential threat · code red · tipping point · irreversible · countdown · window closing · last chance · now or never · red alert · race against time
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
petition · boycott · civil disobedience · Greta Thunberg · divestment · grassroots · mobilization · direct action · sit-in · blockade
emergency, climate, emerging, emergent, emergence, climactic, climatic, microclimate, climatology