climate hawk
English
editEtymology
editCoined by journalist David Roberts in 2010.[1]
Noun
editclimate hawk (plural climate hawks)
- An advocate of aggressive steps regarding climate change and clean energy. [from 2010]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:climate hawk.
References
edit- ^ Blake Hounshell, Leah Askarinam (2022 March 8) “Climate Hawks Join the Debate on Ukraine”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN: “In 2010, David Roberts, an influential left-leaning journalist and blogger, coined the term “climate hawk” to refer to activists pushing for aggressive solutions to the dangers of climate change.”