Key Takeaways
- Green Carbon and Shell have formed a collaboration to reduce methane emissions from rice paddies in the Philippines.
- The project will be implemented under Japan’s Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM).
- Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) technology will be applied across 50,000 hectares on Mindoro Island.
- The initiative targets methane emission reductions of approximately 30% from rice cultivation.
- The project aims to generate JCM carbon credits and establish a pathway for commercialization.
Green Carbon and Shell Establish JCM-Based Agricultural Project
Green Carbon Inc., a Japan-based company specializing in the generation and sale of nature-based carbon credits, has formed a collaborative framework with Shell Eastern Trading (Pte) Ltd. to support a methane reduction project in rice paddies on Mindoro Island in the Philippines. The initiative will be implemented under Japan’s Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) and focuses on delivering measurable greenhouse gas emission reductions from agricultural activities.
The collaboration aligns with the expansion of the JCM beyond the energy sector into agriculture, an area identified as having significant potential for emissions reduction and carbon credit generation.
Green Carbon & Shell: Addressing Methane Emissions from Rice Cultivation
Agriculture accounts for an estimated 25% of greenhouse gas emissions in the Philippines, with rice cultivation identified as a major source of methane emissions. Methane from flooded rice paddies is estimated to contribute more than half of agricultural emissions in the country.
