“Methane is among the world’s most powerful greenhouse gases,” Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen said Monday in a statement. “It is essential that our measurement approaches continue to improve, based on sound science and expert analysis, as technologies provide additional opportunities for increased accuracy and integrity.”
Australia will aim to provide more accurate assessments of methane emissions after a review of the nation’s climate accounting recommended improvements.
The country, which has committed to cutting total emissions 43% by 2030 from 2005 levels, has previously faced criticism over its calculations of methane pollution and a failure to keep pace with the use of satellites and aerial surveys.
