Act now or prepare for disaster- Bali
climate
conference Any delay in reaching an agreement to tackle global
warming would be
disastrous, leading climate scientists told on climate
conference. More than 200 scientists
signed a declaration urging politicians at the United Nations climate change
conference in Bali to reach agreement on how
to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by more than half. The declaration was drawn
up amid fears that delegates would try to delay taking action or weaken the
measures necessary to combat climate change. The signatories said that
temperature rises brought about by global warming must be no higher than 2C
(3.6F) and that emissions of greenhouse gases must start falling within 15
years. They were particularly concerned that politicians from the 180 countries
represented at the conference would argue that they needed more time to assess
the impacts of global warming before signing up to a deal. The Bali Climate
Declaration by Scientists, due to be released this morning, was organized by
researchers from the University
of New South Wales. It is
based on the results of three major studies carried out this year and
highlights the costs of inaction.
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