Safeguard mechanism ‘irretrievably flawed’ on methane

Australia has been warned to improve a signature climate tool if it wants to cut highly toxic methane emissions. The unlimited use of carbon offsets by methane-emitting facilities under federal Labor’s proposed safeguard mechanism is “irretrievably flawed”, according to a report by a leading environmental scientist.  It would allow carbon credits to offset methane emissions on […]

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