Carbon Act - Climate models and predictions

Climate models and predictions

1824

1856

1859

1896

1938

Earth's Atmosphere as a Greenhouse

Heat-Trapping Gases Identified

Confirming the Greenhouse Effect

First Calculation of Human Impact on Climate

Rising Global Temperatures

Joseph Fourier suggests that Earth's atmosphere traps heat like a greenhouse, making the planet warmer than it would be without an atmosphere.

Eunice Foote discovers that carbon dioxide and water vapor trap heat, warming the air when exposed to sunlight.

John Tyndall shows that gases like H₂O and CO₂ absorb infrared radiation, confirming Fourier's greenhouse effect theory.

Guy Callendar analyzes records from 147 weather stations, showing a 0.3°C rise in global temperatures over 50 years, and links this to CO₂ emissions.

Svante Arrhenius calculates the warming effect of human CO₂ emissions, linking industrial activity to global warming.

For over 200 years, research, innovation, and policy developments have deepened our understanding of climate change, significantly influencing global policy and decision-making. This Genially highlights key milestones in climate change research and policy.

Climate models and predictions

1955

1958

1967

1968

1969

CO₂ and Rising Temperatures

CO₂ Levels Are Rising

First Climate Model

Predicting Melting Ice Caps

Satellite Measurement of Earth's Temperature

Gilbert Plass proves that increasing CO₂ levels raise atmospheric temperatures. Hans Suess and Roger Revelle detect the presence of fossil carbon in the atmosphere, confirming the human impact on climate.

Charles David Keeling provides the first clear evidence that CO₂ levels are rising due to fossil fuel use. The "Keeling Curve" becomes the longest continuous record of CO₂ levels.

Syukuro Manabe and Richard Wetherald develop the first accurate computer model of Earth's climate, predicting future changes.

John Mercer warns that global warming could collapse Antarctic ice sheets, leading to significant sea level rise.

NASA's Nimbus III satellite provides the first accurate global temperature measurements from space.

For over 200 years, research, innovation, and policy developments have deepened our understanding of climate change, significantly influencing global policy and decision-making. This Genially highlights key milestones in climate change research and policy.

Climate models and predictions

1979

1985

1988

1992

1994

First World Climate Conference

Ice Core Data Confirms CO₂-Temperature Link

Formation of the IPCC

The Earth Summit

First Climate Change Treaty

Scientists gather in Geneva for the first World Climate Conference, leading to the establishment of the World Climate Program.

The UN and the World Meteorological Organisation establish the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the body responsible for assessing the science related to climate change. IPCC reports are the most comprehensive scientific reports produced about climate change worldwide.

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is ratified by 197 countries, marking the first global treaty to combat climate change.

The Earth Summit in Rio leads to the first global effort to address climate change, laying the groundwork for the Kyoto Protocol.

Antarctic ice cores reveal that CO₂ and temperature have fluctuated together for the past 150,000 years.

For over 200 years, research, innovation, and policy developments have deepened our understanding of climate change, significantly influencing global policy and decision-making. This Genially highlights key milestones in climate change research and policy.

Climate models and predictions

1996

1997

2005

2007

2015

Capturing Carbon Underground

The Kyoto Protocol

Kyoto Protocol Becomes Law

Arctic Warming Twice as Fast

Paris Agreement

The world's first carbon storage project begins. Carbon capture (CC) involves capturing greenhouse gases from industrial sources and storing them underground to prevent their release into the atmosphere and mitigate global warming.

Industrialized countries agree to reduce emissions of six greenhouse gases by an average of 5.2% by 2012, compared to 1990 levels.

196 countries agree to limit global warming to below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, marking a landmark moment in international climate action.

The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, with Europe launching an Emissions Trading Scheme as part of its implementation.

The International Polar Year reveals that polar regions are warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, with unprecedented ice melt.

For over 200 years, research, innovation, and policy developments have deepened our understanding of climate change, significantly influencing global policy and decision-making. This Genially highlights key milestones in climate change research and policy.

Climate models and predictions

2019

2021

2021

Inevitable Climate Impacts

European Green Deal

European Climate Law

The latest IPCC report warns that global warming will likely reach 1.5°C by 2040, causing more intense heatwaves, storms, droughts, and floods. Changes like sea level rise and Arctic ice melt are now irreversible. However, limiting warming to below 2°C is still possible with significant emission reductions in the next decade, as surpassing 1.5°C could trigger severe climate tipping points.

The European Green Deal is launched, aiming to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.

The European Climate Law enters into force, making the EU's 2050 climate neutrality target legally binding.

For over 200 years, research, innovation, and policy developments have deepened our understanding of climate change, significantly influencing global policy and decision-making. This Genially highlights key milestones in climate change research and policy.