International Activities
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AgSTAR's efforts to promote the use of methane recovery (biogas) technologies extend beyond U.S. borders. AgSTAR collaborates with the Global Methane Initiative
—an international initiative that focuses on advancing cost-effective, near-term methane recovery and use as a clean energy source. Since the Partnership's (now Initiative's) November 2004 launch, more than 30 countries and the European Commission have joined the initiative to target methane capture and use opportunities from landfills, agriculture, underground coal mines, and oil and natural gas systems. Among their top priorities, Partners are working to facilitate biogas project development in the agricultural sector in countries around the world.
If you are interested in learning more about our international efforts and are currently developing, or considering developing biogas projects outside of the United States, please visit the Global Methane Initiative Agriculture sector webpage.
International Agriculture Resources
- Agricultural Methane: Reducing Emissions, Advancing Recovery and Use Opportunities (PDF) (2 pp, 385K)
- Resource Assessment for Livestock and Agro-Industrial Wastes - Argentina Full Assessment (PDF) (76 pp, 2MB) | Summary (PDF) (1 pg, 63K)
- Resource Assessment for Livestock and Agro-Industrial Wastes - Brazil Full Assessment (PDF) (101 pp, 1.8 MB) | Summary (PDF) (1 pg, 32K)
- Resource Assessment for Livestock and Agro-Industrial Wastes - Colombia Full Assessment (PDF) (67 pp, 2.4MB) | Summary (PDF) (1 pg, 80K)
- Resource Assessment for Livestock and Agro-Industrial Wastes - Dominican Republic Full Assessment (PDF) (69 pp, 1.9MB) | Summary (PDF) (1 pg, 31K)
- Resource Assessment for Livestock and Agro-Industrial Wastes - Ecuador Full Assessment (PDF) (88 pp, 1.9MB) | Summary (PDF) (1 pg, 32K)
- Resource Assessment for Livestock and Agro-Industrial Wastes - India Full Assessment (PDF) (109 pp, 1.6 MB) | Summary (PDF) (1 pg, 43 KB)
- Resource Assessment for Livestock and Agro-Industrial Wastes - Mexico Full Assessment (PDF) (69 pp, 1.1MB) | Summary (PDF) (1 pg, 32K)
- Resource Assessment for Livestock and Agro-Industrial Wastes - Philippines Full Assessment (PDF) (122 pp, 6MB) | Summary (PDF) (1 pg, 78K)
- Resource Assessment for Livestock and Agro-Industrial Wastes - Thailand Full Assessment (PDF) (87 pp, 4.7MB) | Summary (PDF) (1 pg, 77 K)
- Resource Assessment for Livestock and Agro-Industrial Wastes - Turkey Full Assessment (PDF) (55 pp, 971K) | Summary (PDF) (1 pg, 43K)
- Resource Assessment for Livestock and Agro-Industrial Wastes - Vietnam Full Assessment (PDF) (63 pp, 1.2MB) | Summary (PDF) (1 pg, 65 K)
- Preliminary Assessment of the Opportunity for Methane Recovery from Wastewater at the Frigosinú SA Slaughterhouse, Monteria, Cordoba, Colombia (PDF) (18 pp, 294KB)
- International Guidance for Quantifying and Reporting the Performance of Anaerobic Digestion Systems for Livestock Manures (PDF). (42 pp, 163 KB)
- Barriers and Constraints to Implementation of Anaerobic Digestion Systems in Swine Farms in the Philippines (PDF) (20 pp, 165 KB)