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Steam Engines
In 1769 James Watt patents his steam engine pushing forward the industrial revolution and its use of fossil fuels. This relates to the government because the local government has to make sure that everything is going as planned. -
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Carbon Dioxide
The levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere were 290 parts per million. During 1850-1890 the average global temperature was about 13.7 degrees Celsius (56.66 degrees Fahrenheit). This relates to the government because if natural disasters happen the executive branch has to control the people by using the police. -
Funding
US Office of Naval Research begins funding of fields of science, some help understand global warming. This relates to the government because the legislative branch deals the money needed to fund the research. -
International Global Atmospheric Research Program
International Global Atmospheric Research Program is made, mainly to gather information for short-range weather prediction including the climate. This relates to the government because the legislative branch has to deal the money needed. -
Earth Day
The first Earth Day, the day spreads awareness of climate change. This relates to the government because the local government has to control the peace and order. -
Failed National Climate Program Act
Attempts to have climate research in US end with a poor National Climate Program Act, it had rapid but short funding. This relates to the government because without funding from the legislative branch acts can't keep going on and will have to end. -
US National Academy of Sciences and Environmental Protection Agency reports
Reports from US National Academy of Sciences and Environmental Protection Agency create conflict, climate change becomes noticed in politics. This relates to the government because the agency that did the research is government based. -
Chernobyl meltdown
Chernobyl meltdown causes speculation with using nuclear power as a replacement for fossil fuels. This relates to the government because the local government has to control the peace and order. -
The Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol is agreed, with developed nations committing to cuts to their emissions. It began in 2005, but it is never ratified by the United States. This relates to the government because congress has to decide weather to ratify the protocol. -
Carbon in the atmosphere
The carbon in the atmosphere reached the highest it's ever been, 400 parts per million. This relates to the government because if the carbon in the atmosphere gets too severe then the governments have to control the impact that climate change will have on the earth and its people.
