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Australia, the country destroying its own Great Barrier Reef on the altar of resource extraction (coal, etc), is promising to protect oceans? This commitment is
by markdown 6y ago
Australia, the country destroying its own Great Barrier Reef on the altar of resource extraction (coal, etc), is promising to protect oceans? This commitment isn't worth the paper it's written on.
- raytracer 6y agoThe Great Barrier Reef will continue to deteriorate until the problems of global warming and ocean acidification are resolved. But these aren't the only problems the ocean is facing. Resolving other issues will help maintain the health of ocean ecosystems. It's likely wishful thinking but possibly it will be harder to justify new coal mines etc if enough of these individual agreements are accepted. :shrug:
- markdown 6y ago> The Great Barrier Reef will continue to deteriorate until the problems of global warming and ocean acidification are resolved. Yes and Australia has been actively working against that while laughing about the plight of the islanders who're most affected by climate change "time doesn't mean anything when you're about to have water lapping at your door" - Home Affairs Min. Dutton https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-11/dutton-overheard-joking-about-sea-levels-in-pacific-islands/6768324 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-11/dutton-overheard-joki... At COP25, it was Australia (along with Saudi Arabia and Brazil) who were blocking progress.