Albanese government has guaranteed farmers won’t be hurt if Australia signs methane pledge, NFF says

Peak body says assurances given and must be upheld or trust with rural Australia will be broken'

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The Albanese government has provided assurances that farmers will not be hurt if Australia signs on to Joe Biden's global pledge to cut global methane emissions by 30% by 2030, the National Farmers Federation (NFF) says.

Guardian Australia revealed in June that Labor was considering signing the pledge, and the agriculture minister, Murray Watt, on Thursday said he was comfortable if we sign up to it", although he said the government had not yet signed off on the commitment.