Climate Change Timeline
Key Events on the Way to Copenhagen
1970 — Twenty million people participate in the first Earth Day, an event organized by Senator Gaylord Nelson (WI-D). The environmental movement begins to gain strength and influence. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is created; it becomes the world’s leading funder of climate research. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is established. 1979 — The First World Climate Conference, sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), is held in Geneva. Scientists from a range of disciplines attend. 1988 — The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution, proposed by the Government of Malta, urging “protection of global climate for…
