2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama proposes 'The Clean Power Plan' to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent of 2005 levels; the plan is more stringent than the 30% reductions proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency 2015 Event Scientists report that climate change may be influenced by the carbon dioxide released by undersea volcanoes, which have been assumed until now to have a negligible effect; further studies are needed to assess the degree of impact 2014 Event The E.U. plans to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent compared to 1990 levels and increase renewables to 27 percent of all energy sources; environmentalists claim larger targets are needed 2014 Event President Barack Obama proposes a plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants up to 25% over 15 years in order to address climate change; the legislation would give states the freedom to determine how to implement the emission reductions 2012 Event Scientists reveal new research identifying a mechanism by which Earth-warming carbon is pulled deep into the Southern Ocean, and locked away; scientists claim this process may be threatened by global warming 2011 Event Senior politician Norman Moore calls upon Western Australia to consider secession over carbon tax and Minerals Resource Rent Tax 2011 Event Australia's Prime Minster Julia Gillard introduces details of plan to implement a carbon tax 2011 Event Kenya opens The Africa Carbon Exchange, the first carbon exchange in Africa to exchange carbon credits 1975 Death Don Wilson, pitcher (Astro), dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning 1922 Birthday Dick Martin, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor/comedian, Laugh-In, Carbon Copy 1907 Birthday Roy K Marshall, Glen Carbon, Illinois, TV scientist, Nature of Things 1892 Event U.S. Patent Office says J. W. Swan, rather than Thomas Edison, invented the electric light carbon for the incandescent lamp 1881 Event Lewis Latimer invents and patents electric lamp with a carbon filament 1879 Event Joseph Swan demonstrates light bulb using carbon glow 1806 Event Carbon paper patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgewood
