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NGO's gain greater following
Public awareness grows. WWFN, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth formed. These organizations lead to legal change in the US such as the clean air and water acts as well as the first official Earth Day which meant more environmental awareness. -
Rachel Carson publishes 'Silent Spring'
Her book talked about the the general acceptance of dangers of chemical toxins affecting humans and the inverse effects of pesticides. The pesticide DDT is banned legally in the United States because of her. -
First Earth Summit - UN Conference on the Human Environment
Declaration of UN Conference. Action Plan for the Human Environment. Environment Feud established. Formation of UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Earth Summits planned at ten year intervals. This is important because the UN Earth Summits actually established legally binding agreements that substantially help the environment: Convention of Biological Diversity, Framework Convention on Climate Change, UN Convention to Combat Desertification. -
Green Political Parties form around the world
Important because Green Political Parties bring awareness to important environmental issues and put pressure on government to inact actual change. -
IPCC formed by UNEP
Advises governments on the risks of climate change. It's important because if the government isn't advised or in the know but climate change issues, they can't enact change. -
film 'An Inconvenient Truth' released. After it's release, the amount of sustainable businesses went up substantially in the united states and raised awareness to a maximum.
Documentary by Al Gore, former US Vice President, describing global warming -
UN Bali meeting
187 countries meet to agree to open negotiations on an international climate change deal. Important because it's proof that countries can come together and discuss issues of environmental damage in a peaceful and effective way. -
Run out of non reneweable resources
Non renewable resources such as coal and oil are predominantly what our society thrives off of. The closer and closer we get to this date, the more people will realize the importance of using renewable resources. Hopefully as the numbers/quantities diminish, governments/legislature and businesses will take action.