Ongoing moves to cut methane gas emissions from domestic livestock, like cows and pigs, fails to take into account the sheer volume of feral animals now populating countries like Australia, one MP has said. Keith Pitt, the Nationals Party member for Hinkler, said current measures or proposals to curb flatulence or belching from livestock needed…
Pledge to Cut Methane Fails to Include World’s Largest Feral Populations: Regional MP
Deputy Prime Minister Sympathetic to Federal Government Funding Mining Industry
Barnaby Joyce is sympathetic to Resources Minister Keith Pitt’s call for the federal government to become a financier of last resort for mining. The Nationals remain locked in negotiations with the Liberals for a target of net zero emissions by 2050 weeks out from the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. Pitt, a Nationals MP, has…
Australia Ushers in New Oil, Gas Exploration Amid Shortfall Concerns
The Australian Government has opened up 80,000 square kilometres (30,000 square miles) of coastal waters for oil and gas exploration amid a shortage of supplies on the nation’s two key commodities. Industry stakeholders will be expected to bid for exploration rights in a total of 21 areas off the coasts of Western Australia, Victoria, and…
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