Cosmos
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By Cosmos
Australia has passed its first ever bill on climate change pollution targets this August, with an emissions reduction target of 43% by 2030 now legislated.
But, while politicians and experts discuss how we’ll meet this target, a controversial Australian coal mine continues to pump huge amounts of methane into the atmosphere.
Read more: Are miners under reporting their carbon emissions?
Dr Sophie Calabretto talks to Cosmos Magazine journalist Jacinta Bowler about just how potent methane is as a greenhouse gas and the concerns major coal companies could be under reporting their emissions and holding us back from reaching this target.