Australia vastly underreporting methane pollution, report finds

• Australia is underreporting its annual greenhouse gas pollution by failing to record over 80% of emissions that leak during coal and gas production.
• This underreporting amounts to approximately 28 million tonnes of unaccounted-for greenhouse gases.
• The government’s current figures are compiled with data provided by miners and gas producers, but this method is not capturing all emissions.
• The inclusion of these uncounted emissions would make it even more challenging for Australia to achieve its climate targets.
• Independent observations and improved methane emissions monitoring are recommended to address this issue.

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