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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia Signs up to Global Pledge to Cut Methane Emissions by 30%

Australia's Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen speaks at the Sydney Energy Forum in Sydney, Australia July 12, 2022. (Reuters)

Australia's climate change minister Chris Bowen on Sunday said the government has joined the Global Methane Pledge as part of multilateral efforts to reduce global methane emissions.

"By joining the Pledge, Australia will join the rest of the world's major agricultural commodity exporters including the United States, Brazil, and Indonesia in identifying opportunities to reduce emissions in this hard-to-abate sector," Bowen said in a statement.

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