Climate change in Australia The World Heritage Committee rejects calls from UNESCO to list the Great Barrier Reef as a World Heritage Site "in danger" due to the effects of anthropogenic climate change and ocean acidification, in line with scientific consensus on the Reef's health. Australia lobbied a number of oil-rich countries, including Russia and Saudi Arabia, to reject the proposal. World Heritage Committee agrees not to place Great Barrier Reef on ‘in danger’ list © The Guardian Sources: The Guardian
