Farmers split on Australia’s refusal to sign up to global methane pledge at Cop26

Farmers for Climate Action chief tells Rural Network Facebook Live event Australia's stance is about protecting the gas industry

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Farmer groups have split over the Coalition's rejection of Joe Biden's global methane pledge, with the National Farmers Federation backing the government's stance while Farmers for Climate Action has urged Australia to commit to cut methane.

Biden was pushing for an alliance at the Glasgow summit to limit global methane emissions by 30% from 2020 levels by the end of the decade, but the Australian government refused to sign on.

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