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environmentalism

/ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm /

noun

  1. psychol the belief that a person's behaviour is affected chiefly by his environment Compare hereditarianism

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Laughably, Mr. Gates links his conversion to a “victory” for environmentalism, in the form of new, less dire emissions forecasts.

By contrast, Chinese companies stand to reap the benefits of their performative environmentalism.

While each actor has worked across several different organizations and causes both individually and as a pair, their philanthropic work typically relates to environmentalism and conservation and advocacy for children.

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The New Deal base of the Democratic Party was largely served by economic programs, while new demands emerged in the 1960s and ‘70s — civil rights, feminism, environmentalism, etc. — which are sometimes called "post-materialist."

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"President Milei has hinted that he intends to withdraw from the Paris Agreement and has said the environmentalism is part of the woke agenda."

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