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I'll post the prospective timeline here for posterity's sake. | I'll post the prospective timeline here for posterity's sake. | ||
1824: | '''1824:''' Fourier's Greenhouse Effect Theory – 🌍 Fourier Proposes the Earth's atmosphere retains heat, suggesting a natural "greenhouse effect" | ||
'''1896:''' Svante Arrhenius's Research – 📈 Arrhenius calculates the impart of CO<sub>2</sub> on Earth's temperature, pioneering climate change science | |||
'''1958:''' Keeling Curve Begins – 📊 Charles David Keeling starts recording atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> levels, showing a steady rise over time | |||
'''1988:''' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Formation – 🌐 The IPCC is established to assess climate change science and provide guidance to governents | |||
'''1997:''' Kyoto Protocol Adoption – 📜 Countries adopt the Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions | |||
'''2006:''' "An Inconvenient Truth" – 🎥 Al Gore's documentary raises public awareness about climate change | |||
'''2015:''' Paris Agreement – 🤝 The Paris Agreement is signed, aiming to limit global warming to well below 2ºC | |||
'''2021:''' IPCC Sixth Assessment Report – 🔍 The IPCC's comprehensive report warns of increasingly severe climate impacts without significant emissions reductions | |||