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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Graham Readfearn

UNBELIEVABLE: The coalition is seeing red meat over the methane pledge but it s not just about burping cattle - Caught on Camera

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‘Now the Aussie BBQ is under threat,’ said the National party leader, David Littleproud, suggesting cuts to methane would make meat too expensive. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

First it was electric cars trying to tow away your weekend, and now it’s a non-binding global pledge to make modest cuts to methane emissions that will devour your steak (apologies to the vegetarians and vegans).

The Albanese government is considering signing a global pledge alongside more than 120 other countries, led by the United States and Europe, to cut all methane emissions by 30% by 2030.

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