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IPCC is established
World Meteorological Organization and UN Environment Program create IPCC to help have a way for people to discuss climate change and make voted decisions on how to prevent it. -
UNFCCC begins
196 parties make up a near global membership to the UNFCCC, they meet to discuss climate change and let the world join and share their opinion. -
COP 1 is Held
The first Conference of the Parties (COP) is held in Berlin, Germany. These conferences are where most of the pacts and agreements concerning climate change are created and signed. -
Kyoto Protocol Published
Countries that were members of the Frameowrk Convention on Climate Change (not including the US) decided to create a document that would require countries who signed to lower their greenhouse emisions by a certain percent. President Clinton signed the document but the US Senate refused to ratify it. -
US Backs Out of the Kyoto Protocol
President Bush announced that the US would not enforce the Kyoto Protocol. The government was satisfied but most of the general public criticized his decision. Bush claims that lowering greenhouse gas emisions would not slow down global warming. -
Pavley Law Comes to be
The Pavley Law helps enforce and guide the Clean Air Act. The Pavely Law helps make sure that automobiles don't release harmful gasses. This will help reduce GHG (Greenhouse Gases). -
Waiver Request Declined for Pavley Law
The Pavley Law request was declined in December of 2005. It was reviewed and readmitted the next year. -
Pavley Law Becomes a Law
In 2009, the Pavley Law finally became a law after being considered and declined a number of times. The law is named after Frank Pavley. -
Agreement to the Copenhagen Accord
Over 130 countries (including the USA) agree to the Copenhagen Accord, which was announced in 2009. It includes limiting global warming to 2°C, protecting vulnerable forests, and establishing a framework for a Green Climate Fund. The Green Climate Fund delivers funds to developing countries for mitigation and adaptation actions. -
COP 19 Warsaw
During the nineteenth COP, a rulebook was formed for reducing deforestation. The COP also discussed the impact climate change has on the Earth. -
Paris Climate Agreement
The Paris Climate Agreement was put into effect on November 4, 2016 and was signed by 196 countries after much discussion. Its purpose is to be an international agreement about greenhouse gas release and its impact on the environment.
