Scott Morrison rejects Barnaby Joyce's claim Nationals secured methane exclusion from net zero target

The Nationals leader said the Coalition had agreed on an agriculture carve out, but the prime minister says 'it's a whole of economy' targetFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe prime minister has dismissed claims from his deputy Barnaby Joyce that the Nationals secured the exclusion of cattle methane emissions in negotiations over the government's net zero 2050 target.On Thursday, the Nationals leader said he had successfully negotiated a "carve out" commitment from Scott Morrison that methane emissions from the agricultural sector would be excluded from Australia's emission reduction task.Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading...