Scenario 2 Generate insets for a food company participating in SBTi. In this scenario, the dairy feeds red seaweed (Brominata) to its lactating herd. The dairy then tracks the percent of the herd fed the seaweed product, the number of days the seaweed was fed, and the dose per pound of dry matter. This data is entered into the Cool Farm Tool, along with the other emission sources associated with the dairy, such as the amount of milk produced, the feed components for the herd, how manure is handled, what energy is used, and the transportation of inputs. This data would then be provided through
Allied to a food company. Prior to providing the data to the food company, an agreement would be reached about the compensation the dairy would receive for feeding seaweed to the cows.
Scenario 4 Generate LCFS credits for sale into the California LCFS program.
In this scenario, a Pennsylvania dairy installs an anaerobic digester and after “scrubbing,” injects the CH4 captured by the system into a natural gas pipeline. The digester operator collects all the data associated with the operation of the digester, including the number of cows, volatile solids content of manure, monthly average temperature, collection efficiency of the digester, quantity of CH4 metered into the pipeline, and days that CH4 was vented from the digester. This data is collated in a report. The report is verified by an independent third party. Once approved, these credits could be sold to a fuel company in California that needs to meet its compliance requirements under the state’s LCFS program.
Scenario 3 Generate carbon credits using the Climate Action Reserve U.S. Livestock protocol. In this scenario, a Texas dairy installs an anaerobic digester and flares the CH4 captured by the system. The digester operator collects all the data associated with the operation of the digester, including the population of cows, volatile solids content of manure, monthly average temperature, collection efficiency of the digester, quantity of CH4 metered to the flare, and days that CH4 was vented from the digester. This data is used to quantify the amount of CH4 destroyed by the flare and is collated in a report. The report is verified by an independent third party. Once approved, these credits could be sold to a company seeking to reduce its emissions.
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