Over 200 scientists from around the world have signed a declaration to urge politicians meeting at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali to commit to cutting emissions by more than half, amid fears that politicians will take less strong action than needed to halt global warming. The Bali Climate Declaration by Scientists stresses that emissions should be cut to 50% of 1990 levels by 2050 and that emissions should peak and then decline within the next 15 years in order to keep warming due to climate change below 2 degrees celcius.
The UN Climate Change Conference 2007 is being held in Bali between 3rd – 14th December bringing together representatives from over 180 countries. It is hoped that the conference can result in a “road map” towards reaching agreements on targets, to be signed in 2009 and implemented as a successor to the Kyoto Protocol in 2013.
The BES should publish a response to whatever is decided. This should be fully objective; all recommendations should be backed up by references, or should recommend future work to address uncertainties.