Oxford Dictionaries has declared “climate emergency” the word of the year for 2019, following a hundred-fold increase in usage that it says demonstrated a “greater immediacy” in the way we talk about the climate. According to the dictionary’s data, usage of “climate emergency” soared 10,796%. “Climate emergency” beat the words “climate crisis,” “climate action,” “climate denial,” “extinction,” “flight shame,” “global heating,” and “plant-based,” which were on the shortlist.
Naaman Zhou. The Guardian. November 20, 2019.
