It is important to note that a stronger focus on reducing fossil methane emissions must not come at the expense of reduced support for innovation and research and development within agriculture. Agriculture remains hard-to-abate, and available methane reduction technologies vary significantly between production systems.
Continued public and private investment is required to develop commercially viable technologies and practices capable of reducing emissions while maintaining (or increasing) productivity and broader international food and fibre commitments (particularly in the emerging and rapidly growing South-East Asian market). This is especially relevant where technologies may be effective in controlled environments but remain difficult or costly to deploy at-scale across extensive grazing operations. Greater investment is required to move emerging technologies from research and demonstration through to commercial readiness.
NFF’s full submission can be found here.