53 digesters are operating, under construction, or are approved and funded in the county
-May 7,2022-
Looking to cut climate warming dairy emissions Tulare County has reduced GHG emissions by 303,618 metric tons per year as a result of projects in operation in 2020, which is 28.9 percent of emissions reductions needed to achieve the Dairy CAP reduction target.The target has been agreed to by the County under a settlement agreement with the Sierra Club in 2019.
To meet the target, County dairies and feedlots will need to reduce emissions by an additional 746,382 metric tons per year by 2023, according to a report heard by the Board of Supervisors this past week .
At present, there are an additional 677,589 metric tons per year of upcoming emissions reductions from County solar, digester, and AMMP projects that have either started operating after 2020, are currently under construction, or are approved and funded for construction.
To meet the Dairy CAP reduction target, another 68,793 metric tons per year of emissions reductions from yet-to-be identified solar, digester, AMMP, or enteric projects will need to be implemented by 2023. So, additional projects will be needed in order to reduce emissions by 6.552 percent to meet the Dairy CAP reduction target of 1.05 million metric tons/yr. by 2023.
With the projects in operation in 2020, and the County solar, digester, and AMMP projects that have either started operating after 2020, are currently under construction, or are approved and funded for construction, the amount of emissions reductions for Tulare County will reach 93.448 percent of the the Dairy CAP reduction target.