- Forty of the world’s leading scientists have signed an open letter calling on political leaders to take tougher action on climate change.
Professor Ian (Ove) Hoegh-Guldberg
The scientists say this week’s United Nations climate talks in New York must lay out a plan for and agreement to be delivered at the UN meeting in Copenhagen in December.
The joint statement calls for industrialised countries to cut emissions by at least 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020.
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg from the University of Queensland is part of the group and says it is vital politicians heed the advice from the world’s scientific community.
“If you look at the commitment as we go towards Copenhagen they’re falling woefully short of what we need to do in terms of avoiding dangerous climate change,” he said. “[We're] really saying, wake up, this is a lot more serious than we think.”
“When you look at the science and you look at the potential impacts of runaway climate change, there isn’t any room for this argy bargy. It’s a really serious matter.”
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