1988 -
The establishment of the IPCC
WMO, UNEP
1990 - First IPCC Assessment
Report
1992 -
IPCC Supplementary Reports
1994 -
IPCC Special Report
1995 - Second IPCC Assessment
Report
1996 - COP-2, 1997 - COP-3
2001 - Third IPCC Assessment
Report
2002 - COP-8, 2003 - COP-9
2007 - Fourth IPCC Assessment
Report
1992- Adoption of the UNFCCC
1994- Entry into force of the UNFCCC
Ratified by 189 countries
1997- Adoption of Kyoto Protocol at
COP-3
2005 Feb 16- Kyoto Protocol ratified by
164 countries
(But not by USA or Australia)