climate denial

American  

[klahy-mit di-nahy-uhl] / ˈklaɪ mɪt dɪˌnaɪ əl /

noun

1. the refusal to accept the existence or validity of climate change.

   She has railed against the climate denial of her predecessor.

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Other Word Forms

• climate denialism noun

Etymology

Origin of climate denial

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

So, what's ironic is that, of course, the George Marshall Institute in later years would remake itself as a climate denial group.

From Salon

Like other climate denial claims, the urban planning concept transmogrified in the depths of the internet.

From Scientific American

You can listen to Twitter 'ninjas' against climate denial on BBC Sounds.

From BBC

You can listen to "Twitter 'ninjas' against climate denial" on BBC Sounds.

From BBC

The influence of climate denial groups has waned over the past several decades, as the science has become clearer and the impacts of global warming have become starker.

From Washington Post