Australia Joins UN Methane Reduction Scheme, Pledges Funding for Flatulence Pill

A cow on the bank of a farm dam in Gunnedah, northwest New South Wales on May 4, 2020. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images

The Australian Labor government has signed on to the United Nation’s Global Methane Pledge that commits to cutting emissions of gas by 30 percent by 2030.

The move follows in the footsteps of 120 other countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union.