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Liv Casben

Methane menace must be tackled and farmers rewarded

The agricultural industry is one of the main producers of methane gas in Australia. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Methane-busting solutions must be scaled up and farmers incentivised for using them, as production of the dangerous gas hits the highest levels in 800,000 years, a report says.

The Climate Council report calls for immediate action on methane reduction targets and a rethink on how the greenhouse gas is tackled by the agricultural and mining sectors. 

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