PRESSURE has this week ramped up on the development of methane reducing feed additives as the Federal Government pledges to reduce its methane emissions by 30 percent in the next decade.
The non-binding pledge is for an “absolute reduction” in emissions, meaning methane emissions can not be offset. The Federal Government is insisting that the livestock industry will not face any taxes or herd reducing measures and has described it as complimentary to the industry’s plan to become carbon neutral by 2030.
But the reliance on seaweed feed additives has been clear, with the Federal…
