Climate deal won't stop Great Barrier Reef from getting 'cooked', say Greens

Australia's lack of action on pollution reduction targets has made the country a laughing stock on the international stage, according to senator Larissa Waters

Australia's lack of follow-through on climate change will leave the Great Barrier Reef "completely cooked" despite it signing the Paris climate deal, the Greens say.

The federal environmental minister, Greg Hunt, has joined leaders from 170 other countries in New York to sign the Paris Agreement to limit global warming by at least 2C.