T2C2 dates Flashcards
(26 cards)
Vienna Agreement on Iranian nuclear power was signed.
2015
Creation of the European Union.
1993
Paris Climate Agreement was signed.
2015
Creation of MERCOSUR.
1991
Creation of the African Union.
2002
25 regional trade agreements existed.
1990
The number of regional trade agreements rose to 350.
2023
–%: Trade of ASEAN is more with the outside world than within the region.
76
–%: Trade of MERCOSUR is more with the outside world than within the region.
87
Since ?: Trade war between the U.S. and China.
2018
Since ?: Donald Trump favored national production and renegotiated agreements within CUSMA.
2016
Global arms spending increased by 20% in ten years, reaching $2,443 billion. in?
2023
10: Number of powers accounting for–% of global arms spending.
75
—: Number of conflicts worldwide
402
–: Number of actual wars ongoing.
18
? Number of peacekeepers managed by the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
110,000
–: Number of UN peacekeeping operations in conflict zones.
15
1%: Population that had –% of the world’s wealth in 2023.
43
Between 2001 and 2023: Global debt rose from –% to —% of global GDP.
61% to238%
In ?, the Covid-19 pandemic, which began in China, spread across the world, causing thousands of deaths and shutting down almost the entire global economy.
2020
in ? and ? , the Dutch NGO Urgenda obtained a court ruling against the Dutch government for failing to meet its commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
in 2015 and 2019
In ? , a “Climate March” was organized in several cities around
2019
The Paris Climate Agreement (?) is non-binding and relies on the goodwill of the 195 signatory countries.
2015
In ?, Donald Trump withdrew the United States, the world’s second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, from the Paris Agreement.
2017
