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green revolution

green revolution

3.7
A widespread change toward renewable energy and cleaner technology
  • noun
  • /ɡrin ˌrɛvəˈluːʃən/
translation icon : revolución verde
  • The recent green revolution in agriculture focuses on using less water and more organic farming methods.

Examples

  • You'll know the real green revolution is here when two things happen.

  • Many countries are experiencing a green revolution as they shift to renewable energy sources and sustainable practices.

  • Innovations from the green revolution are helping communities reduce waste and lower carbon emissions.

Synonyms

greening
vsgreen revolution
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Making businesses and services less harmful to the environment

is a large systemic shift across industries and policy toward renewable and sustainable technologies

How Green

green revolution
3.7
policy change
19 3.5

Surface Forms

green revolution singular
green revolutions plural

Morphology

green + revolution

The meaning 'a large-scale shift toward sustainable/eco-friendly practices' is directly and transparently built from 'green' (ecological/sustainable) + 'revolution' (a rapid or major change). This compositional, metaphorical extension of 'revolution' to non-political domains is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Green revolution is now used for a big modern change when cities, factories and farms switch to clean energy and other low-pollution ways. The word green here means nature and low pollution and revolution means a fast, large change, so the phrase now means 'a wide move to renewable energy and eco-friendly ways'.