climate denier

[ klahy-mit di-nahy-er ]

/ ˈklaɪ mɪt dɪˌnaɪ ər /

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a person who does not accept the existence or validity of climate change: Most of the summit protestors are climate deniers.

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Also called cli·mate de·ni·al·ist

[klahy-mit di-nahy-uh-list] /ˈklaɪ mɪt dɪˌnaɪ ə lɪst/ .

Origin of climate denier

First recorded in 2005–10

Words nearby climate denier

climate, climate canary, climate change, climate control, climate denial, climate denier, climate emergency, climatic, climatic bubo, climatic zone, climatize

How to use climate denier in a sentence

I don’t want to spend time thinking about the climate deniers and getting angry.
Why a Gen Zer Picking Up Trash in a Park Went Viral|Heather Hansman|April 22, 2021|Outside Online
For decades, the energy industry, using paid-for climate deniers, sowed disinformation.
The Urgent Need to Change the Language We Use to Talk About the Climate Crisis|John Freeman|April 21, 2021|Time
“Our unions do not represent climate deniers,” said Sean McGarvey, the president of North America’s Building Trades Unions.
Oil, gas industry says it will support carbon pricing|Steven Mufson, Josh Partlow|March 25, 2021|Washington Post
Jones starts out with some deeply unsatisfying video calls with climate deniers like Marc Morano, a former Republican political aide who now runs a climate-denial website.
3 New Documentaries to Stream This Fall|Erin Berger|September 21, 2020|Outside Online

As Ingalsbee said, “You won’t find any climate deniers on the fire line.”
They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen?|by Elizabeth Weil|August 28, 2020|ProPublica
As uncovered by the climate blog desmogblog, the Ethical Oil meme dates to a 2010 book by Ezra Levant.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline|Jay Michaelson|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From Ann Coulter on Ebola to evangelicals on climate change, 2014 was full of award-worthy science denialism.
2014: Revenge of the Creationists|Karl W. Giberson|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She seems to think that “climate science” is “long range weather forecasting.”
2014: Revenge of the Creationists|Karl W. Giberson|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No cheers for those who push and vote against taking climate change seriously.
Jesus Wasn’t Born Rich. Think About It.|Gene Robinson|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sadly, this choice between growth and climate change may not be necessary.
Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats|Joel Kotkin|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It succeeds best in a deep rich loam in a climate ranging from forty to fifty degrees of latitude.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
However, a sojourn in a milder climate might prolong his life for a few months; so he advised Algeria.
Bastien Lepage|Fr. Crastre
The climate of those mountains is cold rather than temperate, and less healthful than sickly.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
The soil is very rich, and the climate as good as any in the world, wheat and Indian corn both growing round the mountain.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
In general, the climate of the entire state is mild with few extremes in temperature.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey