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Rice field - the future of rice methane

No pain, no grain: the future of rice methane

  • Dr Peter Wooldridge
    Carbon Ratings Scientist, Soil Carbon & Agriculture Lead
  • Torrey Sanseverino
    Senior Research Manager, Beyond Carbon
  • Sarah Heard
    Senior Director, Beyond Carbon
  • Dr Niels Andela
    Head of Remote Sensing
  • Dr Eli Melaas
    Senior Remote Sensing Scientist
  • Michał Gricuk
    Geospatial Analyst

  • Rice methane projects, particularly those operating under the prevailing methodology, have faced past concerns over their carbon efficiency.

  • Despite these challenges, rice methane projects may still have much to offer the voluntary carbon market, due to their high scalability, low reversal risk, and beyond carbon benefits.

  • With the introduction of new methodologies and improved measuring, reporting, and verification techniques, rice methane projects may be poised for a market resurgence.

Contents

  • Introduction

  • How do rice methane projects work? 

  • Why the rice hype?

  • A chequered history

  • A brighter future?

  • Conclusions

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