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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.

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A view shows emissions from the smoke stack of the Electricite de France coal-fired power plant in Cordemais near Nantes, France, January 20, 2022.A view shows emissions from the smoke stack of the Electricite de France coal-fired power plant in Cordemais near Nantes, France, January 20, 2022.

Government investment to assist the pledge will include up to A$3 billion from a $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund to support low emissions technology and component manufacturing, and agricultural methane reduction, Bowen said. “As result of signing the Pledge, the Australian Government will not legislate or introduce taxes or levies to reduce livestock emissions,” Bowen said.The US- and EU-led effort pledges to slash methane emissions by 30% by 2030. The effort now covers 60% of global gross domestic product and 30% of global methane emissions.

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So they're going to close all gold mines (releasing up to 1400 litres of methane per second) and all coal mines (releasing up to 2000 litres of methane per second)?

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