The phrase "a consequence of climate change" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the effects or outcomes that result from climate change.
Example: "Rising sea levels are a consequence of climate change that threatens coastal communities."
Alternatives: "an effect of climate change" or "a result of climate change".
As a consequence of climate change, population growth, and changing consumption patterns in emerging nations, water scarcity is expected to increase significantly in many parts of the world (Alcamo and Henrichs 2002).
Rainfall steadily declined in what some scientists now believe is a consequence of climate change.
"The melting of glaciers is a consequence of climate change," said Dr Steve Gurney, a geomorphologist at Reading University.
Crises requiring emergency humanitarian relief will only get worse in future as the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events increases as a consequence of climate change.
The increase in wind speed is partly a consequence of climate change itself - one of a handful of "positive feedback" effects which look likely to accelerate global warming.
This was itself a consequence of climate change and the depletion of the ozone layer, they said, creating a feedback loop that would only get worse over time.
As Superstorm Sandy illustrated in the United States, hurricane impacts can be expected to become more severe as a consequence of climate change-induced sea level rise (Horton et al. 2015).
Based on the results presented, further experiments in natural settings may take into account altered fertility of animals as a consequence of climate changes.
These psychological effects, the authors argue, can be a direct consequence of climate change (e.g., a natural disaster) or an indirect consequence of the stresses caused by climate change (e.g., economic downturns or migrations caused by climate disruptions).
Dr. Hansen said the heat wave and drought afflicting the country this year were also a likely consequence of climate change.
The findings led his team to assert that the big heat waves and droughts of recent years were a direct consequence of climate change.
