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Seaweed harvested with methane-busting potential

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As countries try to meet their Net Zero targets by cutting greenhouse gas emissions to as close as zero as possible .. the agriculture industry is in the spotlight. Around 14 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions come from livestock, the majority in the form of methane. Australia is the 11th largest emitter of methane - and last year signed a global pledge to collectively reduce methane emissions, prompting a race to find mitigation solutions.
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