{"id":449,"date":"2017-10-10T01:39:55","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T01:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/nepal2017\/?p=449"},"modified":"2017-10-10T01:39:55","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T01:39:55","slug":"timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/nepal2017\/2017\/10\/10\/timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"

18th Century- Industrial Revolution of the Western World<\/span><\/p>\n

December 11, 1997- Kyoto Protocol<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0– UNFCCC founded<\/span><\/p>\n

2006- China overtakes USA as world\u2019s largest carbon emitter <\/span><\/p>\n

April 25, 2015- Earthquake in Nepal 7.8<\/span><\/p>\n

May 12, 2015- Aftershock 7.3<\/span><\/p>\n

April 22, 2016- Paris Agreement<\/span><\/p>\n

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When constructing this timeline I found the question of what events to focus on to be an interesting one. \u00a0While Nepal\u2019s internal history is certainly important there is also a larger worldwide context. \u00a0Nepal is a tiny country and it could be argued that much of what occurs internally is driven by external factors. \u00a0In the 18th Century the Industrial Revolution of the Western World occurred. \u00a0The revolution started in England and then later spread to the United States towards the end of the 18th Century. \u00a0When one considers which countries essentially are \u201cto blame\u201d for anthropogenic climate change the answer is clear, the Western World is to blame, specifically the United States. \u00a0However the impacts of climate change are most strongly felt in places like Nepal, places that had nothing to do with these emissions. \u00a0From this many questions emerge concerning who is responsible for \u201cfixing\u201d climatic issues. \u00a0Throughout the course of the Mosaic we have already run into this issue. \u00a0What should Nepal\u2019s role be in finding solutions to climatic challenges? \u00a0What would be the impacts of Nepal industrializing like the United States did? What role can technology transfer play in the sustainable development of Nepal? \u00a0The United States was the world\u2019s largest emitter for over a century, only recently surpassed by China. \u00a0How can we ask a small nation like Nepal, a LDC, to take steps to mitigate climate change while they work to develop? \u00a0When one compounds the history of Nepal with this information the questions become more difficult to answer. \u00a0Nepal was historically under the control of the East India Company. \u00a0If resources were taken out of Nepal to be consumed by the West the questions become more and more tangled. \u00a0I believe in the importance of history and I believe history should inform how the international community addresses climate change. \u00a0\u00a0I believe that we should not ridicule Nepal for taking actions that harm the environment such as deforestation while in the United States we have already destroyed our forests. \u00a0It is up to the United States and the Western World to play a larger role in the international community and to contribute the majority resources to find solutions to climate change. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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