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Draft: Bali Declaration Article.

Background
The 2007 Bali Declaration by Climate Scientists was a statement signed by over 200 climate scientists advocating specific targets for greenhouse gas emissions for the 21st century. The statement was based on the UNFCCC Article 2that committed signatories to the "...stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system" and on the science available in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment report (IPCC AR4). The Bali Declaration was released to coincide with the 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference which took place in Bali 3-15 December 2007.

The Bali Declaration advocated that global greenhouse gas emissions be stabilised at a level well below 450 ppm (parts per million; measured in CO2-equivalent concentration), which requires emissions to peak and decline in the next 10 to 15 years, and be reduced by at least 50% below their 1990 levels by the year 2050. According to the declaration, "If [the rising trend] is not halted soon, many millions of people will be at risk from extreme events such as heat waves, drought, floods and storms, our coasts and cities will be threatened by rising sea levels, and many ecosystems, plants and animal species will be in serious danger of extinction."

The Bali Declaration by Climate Scientists in the media
The Bali Declaration was reported widely in global press agencies during December 2007.

New York Times Article

Science Daily Article

Times Online Article

Endorsement by the Royal Society