Qld calls for more Barrier Reef funding

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : She has also asked for an equal commitment to $2 billion in funding for renewable energy through a new Memorandum of Understanding on Energy and Emissions Reduction.
58% : In the budget Queensland allocated $2 billion for renewable energy and $500 million to sequester carbon in restored landscapes, while $270 million was allotted to improve water quality and $42 million for fisheries reform.
57% : UNESCO called for more government action on climate change, but the Commonwealth contested the draft recommendation list.
38% : The Queensland premier has called for the Commonwealth to match state funding to protect the Great Barrier Reef after UNESCO recommended it be classified as "in danger".

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