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Global warming is first mentioned by 'Svante August Arrhenius in 1896', but in '1753 Joseph Black discovered carbon dioxide' and in '1827 Jean-Batiste Fourier suggested that l “atmospheric effect kept the earth warmer than it would otherwise be,” (Direct.gov. nd A History of Climate Change). Since then, reports and studies with graphs have been produced to show the impact of global warming and what might happen to our planet. In 1979 the first conference called "International Climate Science" was held which called on governments to "predict and prevent human-caused climate change". In 1988 the "IPCC" was established by the "Nations Unite" to review reports and findings, recommending measures to stop "greenhouse gases to prevent global warming". 1992 "154 nations signed the UNFCCC" with the aim of setting targets to "reduce emissions" 1997 "Protocol of Kyoto" is a "legally binding international treaty for industrialized nations to reduce emissions 178 countries" signed this treaty which was in force in 2005' (ibidem). There were four different meetings, each with different names, dealt with after examining the results in each case, this is to make sure that all countries are aware of global warming. The causes of global warming are the emission of CO2 into the Earth's atmosphere, these come from "fossil fuels such as coal: oil, gas and deforestation". The world uses these fossil fuels to "heat homes and buildings to grow, transport and cook food, travel, treat water to make it drinkable, produce everything from clothing to refrigerators, plastic bags and batteries" (Direct.gov. nd Causes of Climate edit). The “ozone layer” is another concern for scientists; the 'depletion of the Earth's ozone layer' means more 'ultraviolet radiation... at the heart of the paper... lobalwarminginperspective.wordpress.com/global-warming-myth-vs-reality/ [accessed 10 February 2001]Glover, P. 2007. TEN MYTHS of global warming [Online]. Available: http://www.globalwarminghysteria.com/ten-myths-of-global-warming/. [Accessed 10 February 2011]Natural Environment Research Council. 2009. What are carbon sources and sinks? [Online]. Available: http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/issues/climatechange/carbon.asp. [Accessed 4 February 2011]O'Sullivan, A. 2009. Major producers of greenhouse gas emissions [Online]. Available: http://www.suite101.com/content/largest-producers-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-a166117. [Accessed February 8, 2011]Ponce, V, M. and The 33 FACTS ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING [Online]. Available: http://globalwarming.sdsu.edu/. [Accessed 8 February 2011]World Energy Research, 2010. Earthly Power. National Geographic Green, Winter, pp.30- 32