doomism
nounEtymology From doom + -ism.
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The belief that serious damage from climate change is unavoidable.
- Plenty of Gen Zers are still optimistic about the climate crisis and recognize an inherent fallacy within doomism.2020 September 21, Alexandra Villarreal, “Meet the doomers: why some young US voters have given up hope on climate”, in The Guardian:
- Both denial and doomism serve the purpose of creating a justification for inaction, but doomism serves those who can't stomach the fever swamps of denialism.2020, Ketan Joshi, Windfall: Unlocking a fossil-free future, →ISBN:
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- Finally, and most significantly, doomism has a strange view on the escapability of climate change.2021, Michael E. Mann, The New Climate War, PublicAffairs, →ISBN:
- Related terms
- doomerism, doomer, doomist, doomster, deep adaptation