Terminology in the climate debate

< Climate crisis
 * Dutch: Terminologie in het klimaatdebat

Status
In October 2016 the Climate Emergency Taskforce is preparing a presentation that will be presented during Volt's general assembly

Process the following

 * Research shows that presenting scientific, factual information is often counterproductive and increases resistance to taking effective climate action.

Introduction

 * Climate scientists and organisations from the UN are changing their terminology, and using stronger language to describe the situation we’re in.
 * In May 2019 the Guardian decided to use the term 'climate crisis' instead of 'climate change' (see article in the Guardian).
 * According to Paul Gilding we should talk about an 'emergency situation'. One of his arguments that we are on a path today for 3.7°C warming. The costs are estimated at $550 trillion. This is more than all the wealth currently existing in the world. See https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/148cb0_3be3bfab3f3a489cb9bd69e42ce22e7c.pdf for more info. Paul also compares the climate threat with the threat of Nazi Germany in the thirties. It took a while before countries realised that action was needed. Roosevelt decided to spend 30% of GDP to prepare Amerika for the war. Do we also need to declare war on global warming?

Index

 * Presentation emergency situation