Definition

Long-term shifts in the climate (weather conditions, including temperatures). Historically changes were natural, but now changes are man-made, driven by burning of fossil fuels which generate greenhouse gases and amplify the greenhouse effect.

Further reading
Climate Change - Planetary Health Alliance (PHA) [website]
What Is Climate Change? - United Nations (UN) [website]
What is climate change? A really simple guide - BBC [website]
Climate change and health - World Health Organization [website]
Related

changing climate; climate crisis; climate emergency; climate stability; climate system; climate variability; climatic change; global environmental change; global heating; global temperature rise; global warming; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

See also
Adaptation
Anthropogenic
Extreme weather
Global Warming Potential (GWP)
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Marine heatwaves
Mitigation
Planetary boundaries
Tipping points
Triple planetary crisis
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Challenges
Environmental Changes
Drafted by
Chris Graham
Reviewed by
TBC