How can we take control of our effects on the climate if we don’t first acknowledge them, and then add a moral valence?
Assigning blame doesn’t fix anything; it divides people and helps bad actors accrue political power.
I would argue that “climate change” is about the most neutral description possible—it doesn’t imply that the change is good or bad, or suggest a cause.
It certainly was neutral at some point, but I don’t think anyone hears “climate change” and thinks of the climate getting better for humans, at least nowadays. “Accidental Terraforming” at least suggests that we ought to be doing this on purpose, instead of unintentionally.
Assigning blame doesn’t fix anything; it divides people and helps bad actors accrue political power.
It certainly was neutral at some point, but I don’t think anyone hears “climate change” and thinks of the climate getting better for humans, at least nowadays. “Accidental Terraforming” at least suggests that we ought to be doing this on purpose, instead of unintentionally.