Lyn Dickinson, Pottsville
According to the latest report from the Climate Council, the Great Barrier Reef could be hit with catastrophic bleaching every two years by 2034 under current greenhouse gas pollution levels.
The frequency and intensity of these bleaching events does not allow enough time for the Reef to recover.
Unless drastic and immediate action is taken, the world’s largest living wonder could be gone forever.
Climate Council acting CEO Dr Martin Rice said that the future of coral reefs around the world depends on nations including Australia doing their part to effectively tackle climate change.
He said we all have a part to play in cutting greenhouse gas pollution levels in order to protect these natural wonders.
The only thing standing in the way is political will.
It seems to me that most politicians are more concerned about protecting their voter base than the planet.
To do nothing about climate change is an abrogation of their responsibility to ensure that our children have a safe and prosperous future.
This means looking well beyond the short-term election cycle and taking the bold and often unpopular actions to deal with the biggest threat to mankind.
How can the Turnbull government achieve this when its current emissions reduction target by 2030 is only 26 per cent?
Even though Labor’s target is zero net emissions by 2050, how do they expect to achieve it if they continue to support new coal mines?
The Greens are the only political party which is standing up against Adani with an energy policy that does not include coal.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
