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How the 2016 bleaching altered shape of Great Barrier Reef
By Selina Ward on 19 April 2018
New research now reveals the damage that these coral losses caused to the wider ecosystem functioning of the Great Barrier Reef.
Tag: "great barrier reef"
Turnbull slammed for “sucking up” to Adani, as business pushes 50-year life for coal plants
By Sophie Vorrath on 11 April 2017
PM lambasted for “sucking up” to Adani during India visit, and putting coal exports ahead of the Great Barrier Reef.
Australia needs to cut emissions by 65% by 2030 to meet Paris target
By James Whitmore and Michael Hopkin on 24 August 2016
New research suggests that limiting global warming to 1.5℃ rather than letting it reach 2℃ could make a significant difference to the severity of extreme weather events in Australia, and could make all the difference for the Great Barrier Reef.
We have almost certainly blown the 1.5℃ global warming target
By Andrew King and Benjamin J. Henley on 16 August 2016
We probably have only about a decade before we break through the ambitious 1.5℃ global warming target agreed to by the world’s nations in Paris.
Coalition’s transition plan: Build a new mega coal mine
By Sophie Vorrath on 31 May 2016
Coalition gives priority to new coal mine as part of “economic transition”, explaining why new report ranks Coalition just 11/100 on environment and energy issues.
“Saving the Reef”: The triumph of politics over science?
By David Spratt on 31 May 2016
Will the policies of either major party actually “Save the Reef,” or is this a case of politics triumphing over science?
Why Great Barrier Reef world heritage site is at risk from global warming
By Adam Markham on 27 May 2016
The Great Barrier Reef is now one of the world’s most important coastal and marine tourism areas, but its future is at risk, and climate change is the primary long-term threat.
When David Attenborough says Great Barrier Reef in ‘grave danger’ – it’s time to step up
By Ove Hoegh-Guldberg & Tyrone Ridgway on 26 April 2016
It is likely only a matter of time before we start to see reports of bleaching from other coral reefs around the world. We are indeed dealing with changing times and a global issue.
Six ways Australia is selectively reporting to the UN on the Great Barrier Reef
By Jon Day on 5 February 2015
The government’s latest report on the Great Barrier Reef, submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre last Friday, has been carefully crafted and word-smithed.
Court challenge will test coal mining’s climate culpability
By Samantha Hepburn on 19 January 2015
Should coal projects be held responsible for the greenhouse emissions that flow from their product, even if it’s burned on another continent?
Experts: Great Barrier Reef’s biggest threat today is coal
By Iain McCalman and Stephen Palumbi on 28 October 2014
Reef historian Iain McCalman, and reef scientist Stephen Palumbi, are monitoring reef degradation from opposite sides of the planet. They compared notes.
