Senior CBC management told staff they were able to use the terms “climate crisis” and “climate emergency” when covering the wide-ranging impacts of temperature rises around the world. “We recognise that ‘climate crisis’ and ‘climate emergency’ are increasingly common expressions in debates over what to do about global warming. The Los Angeles Times still uses “climate change” and “global warming” but that may soon change. “For better or worse, I think climate change and global warming are likely to remain the primary names for the phenomenon,” said Anthony Leiserowitz, the director of the Yale programme on climate change communication. “I don’t mind terms like climate disruption, climate chaos, climate crisis, which can help a little.

Source: The Guardian May 24, 2019 10:42 UTC