Klimasünder

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German

Etymology

Klima (climate) +‎ Sünder (sinner)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkliːmaˌzʏndɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Kli‧ma‧sün‧der

Noun

Klimasünder m (strong, genitive Klimasünders, plural Klimasünder, feminine Klimasünderin)

  1. (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.

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