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Climate change vs global warming

“Climate change” and “global warming” are phrases that are often used interchangeably, but they do mean different things. Peter Jacobs explains the history of the two phrases.

Source: Denial101x (a MOOC from UQx and edX)

Credit: Making sense of climate denial: Climate change vs global warming, originally published in Denial101x, University of Queensland / Global Change Institute, 2015 (CC BY 2.0)

Curated by Lea Rekow for BifrostOnline
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