UNESCO: Great Barrier Reef Should Be Classified as "In Danger" Due to Degradation

According to a UN statement for Australia to take "accelerated action at all conceivable levels" on climate change, the Great Barrier Reef should be included in a list of "in danger" world heritage sites.

Australia's greenhouse gas emission objectives have remained unchanged since 2015, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected international pressure to set a definite net zero target for 2050.

James Cook University's Assoc Prof Scott Heron researched the implications of climate change on world heritage reef areas. He described the advice as "surprising" but "not entirely unexpected."

According to Labor leader Anthony, the prospect of an "in danger" designation for the reef came as the return of Barnaby Joyce as Nationals leader made the government less likely to adhere to a target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 Albanese.

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