Climate change includes the broad ecological changes that stem from a warming planet, rather than a narrow focus on the warming itself.
1. “Climate change’’ is less frightening than “global warming; ” As one focus group participant noted, climate change “sounds like you’re going fkom Pittsburgh to Fort Lauderdale.” While global warming has catastrophic connotations attached to it, climate change suggests a more controllable and less emotional challenge. "
From what we can see, it looks like Republicans adopted his recommendations.
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'Climate change', refers to the changes in the global climate which result from the increasing average global temperature. For example, changes in precipitation patterns, increased prevalence of droughts, heat waves, and other extreme weather, etc.
They're related, but they are different things.