Federal government commits to signing global pledge to reduce methane emissions

Originally posted by Scott th Ratbag: ↑

corkin' job Chappy.... I don't imagine that would have been easy to track down.

thank you for a full correction. but...

I'm not going to sign on to a pledge, which I don't know how it wouldbe implemented in Australia without getting further advice.

it really doesn't amount to a promise. and he does go on to explain the fuller picture without getting the full brief ....

however it seems to have been welcomed by the national farmers federation.....

Today Australia joins 122 other countries in signing the Methane Pledge.
Signing the pledge signals Australia’s voluntary commitment to participation in global action on methane emissions. For agriculture it will reinforce our demonstrated commitment to sustainability and ongoing access to key markets as an export orientated sector.
Farmers are already leading the charge on climate action in Australia and have earned a seat at the table and the strong assurances and partnership provided by government mean the pledge will not negatively impact on farmers or the agriculture sector.
https://nff.org.au/media-release/statement-on-australia-signing-the-methane-pledge/

I've heard farmers talk around town and elsewhere that I visit and many are already aware and doing things to reduce their emissions. its become a bigger issue these last 5-6 years.

no-one wants to make food production harder, but they are at the coal-face if I may use the expression..... its the farmers who have most to lose with climate change.

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Not hard to track down at all what Bowen had said, there is a lot of stuff out there where he has backtracked on and this government as well with their so called plan. They are making it up as they go, as the old saying goes "the squeaky door gets the most oil" and that is what is happening here now.

its the farmers who have most to lose with climate change

Yes it will be big time and will only raise shop prices and what is most concerning there is no detail in the approach this will go.

Bowen has said there will be no extra taxes with this pledge, so what is the "plan".

Charge a fee for a commodity, it's not a tax as they say just like the "Solar metering Service Charge" they charge everyone a fee with solar for what.

Will a methane fee be added to every animal sold.

Will a methane fee be added to every tractor sold that is used in farming.

And the list will go on and on, and with Chalmers talking down the economy and prices rising this will all add more price rises to the everyday person buying food just to stay alive.

If everyone on here thinks this is a great move then don't complain when your grocery bill will get a lot more higher than it is now with this so called methane pledge that they told the voting public they were not going to sign.