Google buys 1 million rice-methane carbon credits from Mitti Labs
Google has agreed to purchase 1 million carbon credits from Indian climate-tech startup Mitti Labs through 2030, marking the largest publicly announced deal for credits generated from reducing methane emissions in rice farming. The four-year agreement covers rice farms across three Indian states, reaching about 100,000 hectares at peak delivery. Farmers will be paid to reduce flooding duration, cutting methane emissions by about 50% and irrigation water use by about 40%. The deal supports Google's net-zero goal amid rising emissions from AI infrastructure. Mitti Labs uses a GeoAI platform combining satellite radar and field measurements for monitoring. The credits will be certified under Gold Standard or Isometric.
- •Google agreed to buy 1 million carbon credits from Mitti Labs through 2030.
- •The deal covers rice farms across Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana in India, about 100,000 hectares at peak.
- •Technique cuts methane emissions by ~50% and irrigation water use by ~40% without yield loss.
