22 1990s – Present

In the 1990s significant advances in addressing climate change occurred, with the risks of climate change starting to emerge into the public eye. To note, climate change was confirmed to be anthropogenic, or human-caused. Laws and protocol on limiting and/or fighting climate change also started to come into effect. In the following paragraphs I will go over some of the major developments regarding climate change science that occurred in the 1990s.

(United Nations Foundation)