Chino Basin Dairy Farm Biodigester
Location: Chino Basin, California
Project type: Waste-to-Energy Biodigester
Standard: American Carbon Registry / Environmental Resources Trust’s Monitoring, Reporting & Verification Protocol
Verification: Environmental Resources Trust
Environmental Benefits
- Mitigates climate change
- Waste management
- Odor control and less localized air pollution
- Reduction of local water pollution
Community Benefits
- Locally sourced, renewable energy
- Development of new technologies and additional jobs created
Project Description
Carbonfund.org supports the Chino Basin Dairy Farm Biodigester Project because it helps to reduce methane emissions and lessens the impact of global climate change. Biodigesters capture the methane generated by manure and transform it into a clean, renewable energy source. This particular biodigester collects manure from ten local dairy farms and is responsible for reducing more than 8,000 tons of CO2 equivalent emissions from the atmosphere every year, while also supporting local farmers and protecting the quality of the region’s groundwater.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Leaders Program notes that more than two billion livestock exist in the United States of America and account for 7% for anthropogenic methane emissions.
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