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Australia Rejects U.S., EU Call for Global Methane Agreement
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0:55Now PlayingAustralia is rejecting a push by the U.S. and the European Union to join a global pact to cut methane emissions, expected to be announced at the crucial COP26 summit in Glasgow which starts Sunday.
About 35 nations are expected to commit to support a collective goal to cut output of the greenhouse gas by at least 30% from 2020 levels by the end of the decade. While Australia’s role as a major producer of fossil fuels and agricultural products make it a major emitter, Energy Minister Angus Taylor on Thursday confirmed his nation won’t sign up to the deal.
“We won’t sign our country up to policies that undermine the prosperity of our regions or make life harder for everyday Australians,” Taylor said in an op-ed in the Australian newspaper on Thursday. “Cutting methane emissions by 30% by 2030, as some have called for, will do just that.”
The move may place further international pressure on Australia, which is being criticized by climate activists for not doing enough to cut emissions. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison -- who will attend COP26 -- finally agreed to a plan to zero out its emissions by 2050, but said he wouldn’t enshrine the target in law, and would continue to rely on fossil fuels and projects designed to offset planet-warming pollution.
Methane accounted for 24% of Australia’s emissions in 2019, a number that is not expected to change significantly by 2030 even as the total is set to drop 17%, according to the nation’s annual emissions projection. The net-zero agreement announced Tuesday relied heavily on support from the National Party, the junior member of the ruling coalition, and its leader on Thursday lambasted the U.S.-EU plan to cut methane.
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