Australia saves Barrier Reef World Heritage status, cops climate deadline

Australia has delayed a proposal for the Great Barrier Reef to be listed as “in danger” of being removed from the list of World Heritage sites, but UNESCO has given the Morrison government just eight months to upgrade its climate policy.

Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley has spearheaded a whirlwind campaign to delay a vote on the reef’s status, including a European tour, while ambassadors of more than a dozen countries were flown to the reef to see healthy corals. Norway said the call for action was urgent and emphasised that the draft in danger rating was recommended by UNESCO’s expert advisors at the International Union for Conservation of Nature, who had been informed by findings from Australian science agencies including the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

Australia’s current climate policy is consistent with global action resulting in 2.5 to 3 degrees of global warming. UNESCO said a climate policy consistent with limiting warming to 1.5 degrees is required to save the reef. A recent Australian Academy of Sciences reportWorld Wide Fund for Nature Australia head of oceans Richard Leck said the government “has had a very close shave with losing the World Heritage status of the reef”.

“At the moment there is a gulf between Australia’s climate policy and preserving the future of the reef,” Ms Zethoven said.

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😍😍😍 thanks Norway.

The Morrison Government are climate vandals

'Upgrade' implies there's an existing climate policy. Is there? Has the Fed Govt published an actual proper climate policy?🤔

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