Australia has committed to reducing carbon emissions but admits to one major source of pollution that is expected to keep rising: methane released by animals during grazing.
The country's 26 million-plus cattle are expected to fuel a 5 per cent rise in Australia's agriculture emissions by 2020 and a further 20 per cent increase by 2030.
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