climate fiction

American  

[klahy-mit fik-shuhn] / ˈklaɪ mɪt ˌfɪk ʃən /

noun

1. a genre of fiction, encompassing both speculative and realist works, in which climate change and other environmental concerns are major themes.

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Etymology

Origin of climate fiction

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

The Terraformers, refreshingly, is the opposite of the dystopian, we’re-all-doomed chiller that’s become so common in climate fiction.

From Scientific American • Jan. 8, 2023

But overall, “The Light Pirate” is proof that climate fiction is maturing, producing works that are both nuanced and nourishing.

From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2023

Bridging climate fiction with a focus on the politics of health and disability, A.T.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2022

Among the most recently anointed genres is one called climate fiction, or cli-fi, in theory a subset or relative of the speculative or dystopic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2021

It felt as if we were already beginning to live through passages of a dystopian work of climate fiction.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2021