Why California’s carbon manure math doesn’t add up

Short summary

California's methane-reduction subsidy pays dairy farmers to convert cattle waste into natural gas. MIT Technology Review questions whether the program's climate benefit calculations hold up.

• •State incentivizes dairy farmers to capture and sell manure methane as energy
• •Program aims to cut emissions while creating economic incentive for farmers
• •Article examines flaws in the policy's environmental impact assumptions

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