Google contracts Mitti Labs for one million rice-methane carbon credits

Google has signed a five-year agreement with Mitti Labs to purchase one million carbon credits by 2030, targeting methane reduction from rice cultivation in India. This deal, focused on smallholder rice farms across 100,000 hectares, represents the largest off-take agreement for rice-methane reduction credits to date. Mitti Labs will implement Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) practices across over 70,000 farms, using a GeoAI platform for verification. The project aims to reduce methane emissions by approximately 50% and irrigation water usage by nearly 40% without affecting crop yields. It is expected to deliver three million tonnes of near-term climate impact reduction and conserve 1.5 trillion litres of water.

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