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Energy crisis of the 1970s
The supply of oil from the Middle East to America had been disrupted, making it harder for the United States to produce energy and increased research about alternative energy. -
innovation of solar panels and lithium-ion battery technologies
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The fossil fuel decades
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The IPCC was created by the United Nations to address the sudden escalation of carbon emissions and increase the of severe weather events that raised global awareness. -
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
More than 150 countries agreed to join the UNFCCC which stabilized carbon dioxide emissions by 2000 -
Paris Agreement
195 countries agreed to the Paris Agreement of 2015 which holds all nations responsible for limiting harmful emissions. -
Increase in renewable technologies
Renewable energy, not including large hydropower, helped support 13.4% of all energy globally in 2019 compared to 5.9% in 2009. -
New renewable energy
New installations of renewable energy have outpaced the development of fossil fuels, accounting for 78% of new capacity.