noun phrase · neutral
climate change
/ˈklaɪmət ˈtʃeɪndʒ/CLI·mate change
Long-term changes in temperature, precipitation and weather patterns across the world
Examples
“Many coastal communities are already feeling the effects of climate change.”
“Policies that reduce emissions are essential to slow climate change.”
“Farmers need to adapt their crops to climate change.”
Band 8 sentence
“Addressing climate change requires coordinated policy, technological innovation and behavioural shifts across societies.”
Collocations
- contribute to climate change
- combat climate change
- mitigate climate change
Word family
Common mistakes
the climate change→climate change
weather change→climate change
to change the climate→climate change
Say it for a higher band
5weather change→6global warming→7+climate change
Synonyms
global climate change
Easily confused
global warming
“Global warming refers specifically to the long-term rise in Earth's average surface temperature.”
weather change
“A sudden thunderstorm is a short-term weather change, not climate change.”
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