climate policy
Governmental emissions strategy
Climate policy refers to government decisions, laws, and regulations aimed at addressing climate change—reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promoting renewable energy, or adapting to environmental shifts.
The term appears in debates over carbon taxes, emissions targets, and international agreements: The administration's climate policy drew criticism from both environmentalists and industry groups.
- Paris AgreementGlobal warming limitation accord
- renewable energySelf-replenishing natural power
- environmental justiceFair sharing of ecological burdens
- youth activismYoung people seeking change
- carbon taxLevy on fuel combustion
energy efficiency · coastal protection · sea level rise · heat waves · tipping points · global warming · emissions trading · sustainability · Kyoto · carbon capture · carbon budgets · environmental law · adaptation · flood management · electric vehicles · targets · sustainable agriculture · pollution control
- Government Policysocial welfare, gun control, social programs, poverty reduction, border protection
- Modern FranceCharles de Gaulle, National Assembly, French politics, National Front, far right
- EU Policytrade negotiations, directives, directive, free movement, customs union
- environmentair pollution, ecology, clean air, biosphere, air quality
- Climate Changeglobal warming, greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, CO2, carbon emissions
- environmentalismecology, conservationism, recycling bins, campaigner, environmentalism
climate policyclimate denial
Rejecting scientific consensus on warming
laissez-faire · status quo · climate skepticism · head-in-the-sand · business as usual