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11.27pm BST

It shouldn’t come as any surprise – to anyone. This has been on the cards (officially) since 2012. There have been multiple warnings. Promises have been broken, commitments have not been kept. The Great Barrier Reef is not getting better.

And in that same decade, Australia has not done anything on climate. There has been no concrete policy for a decade. Despite the spin, not a lot is going to happen on emissions unless there is actual action.

11.18pm BST

Graham Readfearn has spoken to Dr Fanny Douvere, of Unesco’s World Heritage Centre in Paris about the draft decision to list the reef as ‘in danger’.

The “in danger” recommendation was made on science-based reports from Australia, including from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and official government reports on water quality, the senior Unesco official said.

“This decision is not a surprise to anyone. We have been working constructively [with Australia] for a decade. There has been bleaching in 2016, 2017 and 2020.

Related: UN official rejects Australia’s claim it was told Great Barrier Reef wouldn’t be put forward for ‘in danger’ list