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German
Etymology
Klima (“climate”) + Sünder (“sinner”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkliːmaˌzʏndɐ/
- Hyphenation: Kli‧ma‧sün‧der
Noun
Klimasünder m (strong, genitive Klimasünders, plural Klimasünder, feminine Klimasünderin)
- (colloquial, derogatory) climate offender (a person who violates laws and/or principles pertaining to mitigating the climate emergency)
2022 June 16, Urs Wälterlin, “Australien will CO2-Emissionen reduzieren: Klimaziel deutlich verschärft”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Einer der weltweit führenden Klimasünder scheint die schleichende globale Klimakatastrophe endlich ernst zu nehmen. Der neue Premierminister Anthony Albanese hat Australien am Donnerstag auf ein strengeres Emissionsreduktionsziel verpflichtet.- One of the world's leading climate offenders finally seems to be taking the slow global climate catastrophe seriously. New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese committed Australia to a tougher emissions reduction target on Thursday.
2022 December 5, Susanne Schwarz, “Klimaschutz im Schiffsverkehr: Pötte sollen für CO2 zahlen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Wäre die internationale Schifffahrt ein Land, würde sie zu den Top-Klimasündern gehören – sogar noch vor Deutschland.- If international shipping were a country, it would be one of the top climate offenders – even ahead of Germany.
Declension
Declension of Klimasünder
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