Cleaner Tech
Rice Has a Methane Problem That a Startup Is Promising to Fix
Startup Rize is providing incentives to farmers that can help curtail emissions of a powerful, planet-warming gas.
Rice fields emit methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
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Rice farming is a surprisingly large source of planet-warming methane. Yet while a solution to tackle emissions has existed for decades, farmers haven’t embraced it. Now, a startup has found a way to get them on board with a technique that can halve harmful emissions.
Singapore-based Rize has raised $14 million in Series A funding, a round co-led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, GenZero, Temasek and Wavemaker Impact.