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Amazon to buy 685k carbon credits from Indian rice farmers

Published 08:36 on April 22, 2026 / Last updated at 08:36 on April 22, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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US tech giant Amazon has agreed to buy 685,000 carbon credits from smallholder rice farmers in India, backing a large methane reduction programme led by a German multinational.
US tech giant Amazon has agreed to buy 685,000 carbon credits from smallholder rice farmers in India, backing a large methane reduction programme led by a German multinational.


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