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Industrial Revolution (1760-1840)
The Industrial Revolution transformed Britain and the world from agrarian to industrial capitalist economies within a century, mechanizing textile production and powering transport via railways and steamships. Its environmental consequences, starting with a 20-fold increase in CO2 emissions by 1900, remain the dominant issue of the 21st century.
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