Coalition will protect Great Barrier Reef with $1bn fund, says PM
by Gareth Hutchens from Environment | The Guardian on (#1GZ6J)
Amid a series of reports detailing the poor state of the reef, Malcolm Turnbull is promising improved water quality and clean energy for the region
Malcolm Turnbull has promised that a re-elected Coalition government will protect the Great Barrier Reef by tackling its two biggest challenges - climate change and water quality.
The prime minister will pledge to set up a new $1bn reef fund with $1bn - taken from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation's $10bn special account - to invest in projects that will improve water quality, reduce emissions and provide clean energy in the reef catchment region.
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