Timeline

Lauren Bedell | May 21, 2019

1971 1978 1992 1997 2007 2009 2016

Kyoto Protocol
President signed a This was am American Clean
National Climate agreement at a Energy and
Program Act meeting in Quebec Security Act
The Act established between different It was only passed in
a National Climate nations trying to the House of
Program Office. It reduce emissions. Representatives, so
seemed to be a step They needed 55 it didn't go into effect.
in the right direction, nations to sign it It would have
but it had a low that made up 55% established a
budget and was not of the emissions, greenhouse gas
but the US wouldn't cap-and-trade
able to achieve
sign it and they system.
much.
made up a third of
the emissions.
Text
International Framework Consolidated
Conference in Convention on Appropriations Act Climate Solutions
Stockholm Climate Change Congress mandated Caucus
It first put climate The FCCC was a emissions reporting, A Caucus launched
change on the map concention help by Large emissions in the House of
as a global issue the UN. The goal sources are Representatives
that needed to be was for nations to required to report who's goal is to
addressed. agree on things they their emissions now. educate people on
could do to reduce options to reduce
emissions of carbon climate change that
dioxide. are economical.