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"Australia has just joined 122 other nations in signing a pledge to reduce
methane emissions by at least 30% from 2020 levels by 2030. It was a long time
coming: Australia, under the Morrison government, refused to commit when the
pledge was first announced at the COP26 climate summit last year.
Methane has caused almost half the net rise in global average temperature since
the pre-industrial era. The atmospheric concentrations of methane are now
almost triple pre-industrial levels, and rising swiftly. Cutting it back would
significantly help limit climate change.
Nationals leader David Littleproud claims signing the pledge will threaten the
backyard barbecue, as most of Australia’s methane emissions come from the
agriculture industry (in the form of livestock emissions) followed by coal and
gas mining.
Meeting the methane pledge in full will indeed require substantial investment
to change these key emitting industries. Doing so will help position those
industries to address climate change, increase their sustainability and boost
profits."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
