Push for Net Zero Amid Claims Great Barrier Reef May Disappear

A new report claims the Great Barrier Reef could disappear without intervention and a global net zero emissions target.

Lemon Damselfish swimming amongst staghorn corals on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, on July 13, 2021. Melanie Sun/The Epoch Times

The Great Barrier Reef could disappear, according to a University of Melbourne academic.

Benjamin Henley led research into the “Highest Ocean Heat in Four Centuries Places Great Barrier Reef in Danger” report for the university, that maps 400 years of research into summer sea temperatures in the Coral Sea.