Zero Net Emissions from Agriculture Cooperative Research Centre (ZNE-Ag CRC)

The ZNE-Ag CRC is a 10-year national initiative aiming for Australian agriculture to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 and move below zero by 2050. With $300 million in committed funding, including $87 million from the federal government, it is the largest CRC ever established in Australia.

The consortium brings together 73 partners, spanning industry groups, governments, universities, grower organisations, SMEs and Indigenous groups, reflecting a collaborative and cross-sectoral approach.

Agriculture currently contributes almost 17 per cent of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions - 77 per cent from livestock methane, 19 per cent from nitrous oxide, and four per cent from carbon dioxide. The CRC responds to this challenge by investing in industry-led research that trials a range of emissions-reduction technologies directly on farms, recognising the need for a coordinated, multi-solution approach across the supply chain.