Economy

Google Signs Major Rice-Methane Carbon Credit Deal With Mitti Labs

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Google signed a four-year agreement to purchase 1 million carbon credits through 2030 from Mitti Labs, targeting methane emissions reduction across 100,000 hectares of rice farms in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.

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The project aims to cut methane emissions by 50% and irrigation water use by 40% across smallholder farms using Mitti Labs' GeoAI platform, which tracks crop growth using satellite radar imagery.

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The deal helps Google address its rising emissions, which grew 18% year-over-year to 14.5 million metric tons in 2025, following a previous January 2025 deal with Varaha for 100,000 tons of biochar credits.