Kliimasõbralikke

Kliimasõbralikke is an inflected form of the Estonian adjective kliimasõbralik, meaning climate-friendly. It is used to describe multiple climate-friendly items, practices, or policies, and can appear before nouns such as tooteid, valikuid, investeeringuid and eluviise. The term denotes actions or goods with a lower climate impact, typically through reduced greenhouse gas emissions, increased energy efficiency, or the use of sustainable materials and processes.

In everyday language and in policy or marketing contexts, kliimasõbralikke is commonly employed to classify products, services, or strategies that aim to minimize climate impact. Examples include kliimasõbralikke tooteid (climate-friendly products), kliimasõbralikke investeeringuid (climate-friendly investments), and kliimasõbralike eluviiside järgimine (adopting climate-friendly lifestyles).

Relation to other terms: kliimasõbralikke is closely related to keskkonnasõbralik (environmentally friendly) and jätkusuutlik (sustainable), but it places emphasis on the climate dimension of impact. The term is widely used in Estonian sustainability discourse and appears in discussions of consumer choices, corporate responsibility, and public policy related to climate change and emission reductions.