climate denialism

American  

[klahy-mit-di-nahy-uhl-iz-uhm] / ˈklaɪ mɪt dɪˈnaɪ əlˌɪz əm /

noun

1. the stance that climate change, especially change caused by human activity, does not exist or is not occurring.

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Other Word Forms

• climate denialist noun

Example Sentences

Choosing to fight would require someone to change their lifestyle and make potentially challenging sacrifices, so it may be psychologically advantageous, in the short term, to "flee" by choosing climate denialism, Brosch said.

From Salon

David Malpass, under fire for months by critics who accused him of climate denialism, said that he will resign as the president of the World Bank by June, roughly a year before his term expires.

From New York Times

“Insurrection” never quite resolves as film, in ways curiously similar to another movie, “Don’t Look Up,” which attempts to parody climate denialism.

From Washington Post

But original climate denialism looks as though someone had striven for the most overdrawn caricature of that model and staged a mock play of material interests paying for ideas.

From Salon

But should climate denialism be the only verboten point of view on Sunday shows?

From New York Times