Great Barrier Reef should be placed on world heritage 'in danger' list

The Labor government has increased its targets significantly since being elected this year, now committing to reduce emissions by 43 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030.

In its report, UNESCO specifically notes the government's 2050 net zero emissions target remains "aspirational" and "is not yet legislated". But the Labor government has now legislated the target.The report also criticises moves by Australia to build new dams in the Great Barrier Reef water catchment, which it notes is "clearly in contradiction to the Reef 2050 Plan". However the Labor government pulled funding for those projects in the recent budget.

"We understand that the people who live and work on the Reef might find the report alarming," they said. Given the report was written before those changes occurred, and the government is relatively new, Richard Leck from WWF-Australia said the In Danger listing should be deferred until 2024. Ministers Plibersek and Green said: "It's important to note this is not a UNESCO proposal for listing the Reef as 'in danger'. This is a technical report and the World Heritage Centre is yet to make a recommendation, which would be considered by the World Heritage Committee."

When are you going to comment on it

Make up your mind.

Lol

scare-mongering ratbaggery from our socialist ABC .. the great barrier reef has RECORD coral

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The spawn of Satan the UN, does a report on the Great Barrier Reef that says endangered. Now there’s a surprise! Except that’s not what is being reported by other Australian scientists that the ABC chose to ignore.

That photo is showing healthy coral.

Not sure if this belongs here

Meanwhile we continue to 'control burn' and poison the environment and people. Taken 1 hr ago and spreading hundreds of km South of Perth, how is this acceptable and what does this do to the Barrier Reef ? Meanwhile we worry about a few coal power stations ?

Quite sometime ago now thanks to sussanley

Ohh the desperate eco terrorism article again.

We back to this old chestnut lol

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