Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.
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Climate change
/ˈklaɪmət ˌtʃeɪndʒ/
Synonyms for "climate change" (7 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
climate crisisclimate disruption
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
climate shiftenvironmental change
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
environmental issueglobal climate changeglobal warming
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
3 entriesenvironmental issueenvironmental phenomenontemperature change
More specific
6 entriesadaptation planemission reductionsextreme weatherglacial retreatmitigation policysea level rise
Collocations
6 entriescarbon footprintclimate policyextreme weathergreenhouse gas emissionsmitigation strategiessea level rise
Inflections
1 entriesclimate changes
Derivations
2 entriesclimate changerclimate-changing
Translations
81 translations across 55 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- klimaatsverandering noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Arabic
2 entries- تَغَيُّر المَنَاخ noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- تَغَيُّر مَنَاخِيّ noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Armenian
1 entries- կլիմայի փոփոխություն noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Bengali
1 entries- জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Bulgarian
1 entries- измене́ние на кли́мата noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Catalan
1 entries- canvi climàtic noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 氣候變化 /气候变化 noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- 氣候變遷 /气候变迁 noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Czech
1 entries- klimatické změny noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Danish
2 entries- klimaforandring noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- klimaændring noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Dutch
2 entries- klimaatsverandering noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- klimaatwijziging noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Dzongkha
1 entries- འཛམ་གླིང་དྲོད་འཕར noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Esperanto
2 entries- klimata ŝanĝo noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- ŝanĝo de klimato noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Estonian
1 entries- kliimamuutus noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Faroese
1 entries- veðurlagsbroytingar noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Finnish
1 entries- ilmastonmuutos noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
French
2 entries- changement climatique noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- dérèglement climatique noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
German
4 entries- Klimaentwicklung noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- Klimaveränderung noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- Klimawandel noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- Klimaänderung noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Greek
1 entries- κλιματική αλλαγή noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Hebrew
1 entries- שינוי אקלים noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Hindi
1 entries- जलवायु परिवर्तन noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Hungarian
2 entries- klímaváltozás noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- éghajlatváltozás noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Icelandic
1 entries- loftslagsbreytingar noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Indonesian
1 entries- perubahan iklim noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Irish
1 entries- athrú aeráide noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Italian
2 entries- cambiamento climatico noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- mutamento climatico noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Japanese
1 entries- 気候変動 noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Khmer
1 entries- បំរ៉ែបំរួលអាកាសធាតុ noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Korean
1 entries- 기후 변화 noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Latin
1 entries- climatis mutatio noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Latvian
1 entries- klimata maiņa noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Lithuanian
1 entries- klimato kaita noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Malayalam
1 entries- കാലാവസ്ഥാവ്യതിയാനം noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Marathi
1 entries- हवामान बदल noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- klimaendring noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- klimaforandring noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- klimaendring noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- klimaforandring noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Occitan
1 entries- cambiament climatic noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Ojibwe
1 entries- abaate aanji ani noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Persian
4 entries- تغییر آب و هوا noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- تغییر آب و هوایی noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- تغییر اقلیم noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- تغییر اقلیمی noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Polish
1 entries- zmiany klimatu noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Portuguese
1 entries- mudança climática noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Romanian
1 entries- schimbare climatică noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Russian
1 entries- измене́ние кли́мата noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- atharrachadh aimsir noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- atharrachadh na gnàth-shìde noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Spanish
1 entries- cambio climático noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Swahili
1 entries- mabadiliko ya tabia nchi noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Swedish
1 entries- klimatförändring noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Tagalog
1 entries- pagbabago ng klima noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Tamil
1 entries- பருவநிலை மாற்றம் noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Telugu
1 entries- శీతోష్ణస్థితి మార్పు noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Thai
2 entries- การเปลี่ยนแปลงภูมิอากาศ noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- การเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศ noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Turkish
1 entries- iklim değişikliği noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Ukrainian
1 entries- змі́на кли́мату noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Urdu
4 entries- آب و ہوا کی تبدیلی noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- تبدیل آب و ہوا noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- تبدیلی آب و ہوا noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- ماحولیاتی تبدیلی noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Vietnamese
2 entries- biến đổi khí hậu noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
- thay đổi khí hậu noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Welsh
1 entries- newid hinsawdd noun (changes in the Earth's climate)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
“Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of goods,” he writes. “It represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day.”
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It’s time for our generation-defining public works. How about stopping climate change before we destroy the planet and getting millions of people involved manufacturing and installing solar panels?
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If you are serious about climate change a rolling programme of electrification is the only rational policy.
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