GLOBAL WARMING OR CLIMATE CHANGE

The phrase "climate change" is growing in preferred use to "global warming" because it helps convey that there are changes in addition to rising temperatures.

from NAS Report "Understanding and Responding to Climate Change"

Reducing transportation-related emissions of carbon dioxide-the primary greenhouse gas-that contribute to climate change and adapting to the consequences of climate change will be among the biggest public policy challenges facing the transportation profession over the coming decades. This website serves as a gateway to TRB activities and products addressing transportation and climate change.