Mitsubishi Corporation: Rice-paddy Methane Reduction Project Receives J-Credit Scheme Approval
The project, which aims to reduce rice-paddy methane emissions by prolonging mid-season drainage periods(3), is one of MC's decarbonization initiatives.
- The project, which aims to reduce rice-paddy methane emissions by prolonging mid-season drainage periods(3), is one of MC's decarbonization initiatives.
- Methane from rice paddies accounts for roughly 40% of all methane emissions in Japan.
- One such challenge is the reduction of its methane emissions.
- The objectives of MC's project are to monitor efforts by rice growers to reduce methane emissions in this manner, calculate their reduction amounts and manage the procedure to register certification of credit.