As do I Dr. Ward, with ever election result reinforcing the deveststation of the orthodoxy and the disregard my fellow citizens have for a livable biosphere.
This is a fight we will win, eventually, and we should never give up or back down because that would delay our eventual victory. The primary enemy is idiots who don't even believe climate change is real but as the world crumbles around them they'll eventually acknowledge that mistake (it will be easier, by the way, for them to acknowledge their mistake if we try to be welcoming rather than ostracising those people).
We also don't need everyone on our side. Just half of the population, and we're pretty close to that number.
Can we win every battle? No. There will be losses and the reef could be one of them. But we have to win the war. There's no other option.