global warming

Converse of object

• combat: Let me briefly describe our action plan to combat global warming here in Los Angeles.
• tackle: We have a 12-point plan on how to tackle global warming in the UK.
• curb: These costs will increase if the U.S. does nothing to curb global warming.
• halt: Carbon neutral Our way of life, transport, production and consumption all need to change if we want to halt global warming.
• cause: Carbon emissions are the key problem causing global warming.
• reduce: For example turning off lights that are not being used helps to reduce global warming.

Preposition: at

• rate: There is now general agreement, throughout the world, that the Earth is now undergoing global warming at an almost unprecedented rate.
• top: The Prime Minister has put global warming at the top of the agenda for our presidency and the Exeter conference will set the scene.

Converse of subject

cause: Do think you there's anything we can do fix some of the problems already caused by global warming?

Adjective modifier

• human-induced: Many climatologists believe that the decline in mountain glaciers is one of the first observable signs of human-induced global warming.
• man-made: With man-made global warming out of the equation, mankind's ' consumption ' in biosphere terms is entirely sustainable.
• runaway: Waiting 80 years to eliminate greenhouse-gas emissions would guarantee runaway global warming, says James Hansen.
• current: There is growing evidence that current global warming is human-induced and that it is having widespread impacts.
• increased: A major cause of increased global warming is man-made greenhouse gases, particularly CO2, which is a by-product of fossil fuels.
• great: It is this accelerated melting which is considered by many scientists to be evidence of greater global warming brought on by humans.

Preposition: on

scale: This is leading to global warming on a scale unprecedented in modern times.

Noun used with modifier

gadget: From Scunthorpe to Sydney, we're seeing global gadget warming, and it's going to get worse.

Preposition: as

• problem: Tom Kearny and John Lawton both identify global warming as the key problem that will shape the future of energy.
• issue: The Greens recognize global warming as the most important issue facing us all.

Preposition: since

1970s: Global warming since the middle 1970s is now about 0.6 degrees Celsius ( C ) or about 1 degree Fahrenheit ( F ).