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Great Barrier Reef already been dealt its death blow

A leading climate scientists says it's just not possible for some ecosystems to adapt to climate change.

"Scientists know... it's likely that the extensive reef wide bleaching of this year has dealt the largest living structure on this planet its death blow," she said. A best case scenario, where all countries met their full promises under the Paris Agreement, would still give the planet only only a 14 percent chance of keeping global warming to 1.5C, she said. Later in the conference, Westpac's head of Sustainable Finance Joanna Silver said New Zealand risked being left behind now that the Australian Government had moved from disbelief in climate action to "throwing the whole weight of its economy" behind it.

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