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AgSTAR provides outreach materials and pro … AgSTAR provides outreach materials and project development tools, funding resources, events, information on operating digesters, pre-feasibility analyses, newsletters and listservs, and access to experts. AgSTAR also maintains a database of anaerobic digesters operating at commercial livestock farms in the US.
http://www.epa.gov/outreach/agstar/projects/index.html
AgSTAR collaborates with the Global Methane Initiative (GMI) to promote biogas recovery technologies outside the United States. The GMI’s Agriculture Subcommittee facilitates biogas recovery system development in the agricultural sector in countries around the world.ural sector in countries around the world. +
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| Criteria
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Are not expired +
, Not only in one country +
, Do not have a secretariat or focal point +
, Not only have national states as participators +
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| Description
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AgSTAR is an outreach program designed to … AgSTAR is an outreach program designed to reduce methane emissions from livestock waste management operations by promoting the use of biogas recovery systems. Biogas recovery systems are anaerobic digesters that capture and combust biogas to produce electricity, heat or hot water. AgSTAR provides information and tools to assist producers in the evaluation and implementation of these systems. AgSTAR is a collaborative effort of EPA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Energy. Collaborates with the Global Methane Initiative (GMI) - a partnership that aims to reduce global methane emissions and advance the abatement, recovery and use of methane as a valuable clean energy source.methane as a valuable clean energy source. +
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| Geographical coverage
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Global +
, North America +
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| Goals
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Read more: http://www.pv-magazine.com/news … Read more: http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/cop21--african-renewable-energy-initiative-launched--300-gw-2030-target_100022277/#ixzz3tk49B6qP
Commitment:In June 2015, in partnership with the dairy industry, the USDA, EPA and DOE will jointly release a “Biogas Roadmap” outlining voluntary strategies to accelerate adoption of methane digesters and other cost-effective technologies to reduce U.S. dairy sector greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020.
Achieved emission reductions to date: The initiative claims (http://www.epa.gov/agstar/about-us/accomplish.html) that anaerobic digestion systems have accomplished the avoidance of 2,5 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent in 2013. It does not say how much of this depends on AgSTAR activities. The larger part of the emission avoidance is due to capture of methane that would otherwise have leaked into the atmosphere. The rest is due to use of renewable energy instead of fossil fuelsf renewable energy instead of fossil fuels +
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| Have only national states as participators
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No +
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| Indicators
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Technical dialogue;Knowledge dissemination and exchange; +
, Implementation;Technical operational implementation (ex-post); +
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| LPAA Theme
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Agriculture +
, Renewable energy +
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| LPAA Theme Adaptation
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Agriculture
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Yes +
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| LPAA Theme Buildings
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Business
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Cities and subnational governments
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Energy Access and Efficiency
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Energy Supply
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Energy efficiency
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Financial institutions
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Fluorinated gases
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Forestry
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Industry
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Innovation
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No +
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| LPAA Theme International maritime transport
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Other
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Private Finance
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Renewable energy
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Yes +
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| LPAA Theme Resilience
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Short Term Pollutants
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Supply chain emission reductions
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Transport
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No +
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| LPAA Theme Waste
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No +
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| LPAA initiative
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No +
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| Location/Nationality of lead organisation
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United States of America +
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| NAZCA Initiative
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No +
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| Name of initiative
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AgSTAR +
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| Name of lead organisation
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EPA +
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| Page url
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http://climateinitiativesplatform.org/index.php/AgSTAR +
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| Participants business organisations number
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0 +
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| Participants companies number
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0 +
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| Participants faith members number
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0 +
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| Participants financial institutions number
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0 +
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| Participants governmental actors names
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US Environmental Protection Agency +
, US Department of Energy +
, and US Department of Agriculture.
There are (on 4 October 2015) 30 partners to AgSTAR +
, several of these are universities. Internationally +
, AgSTAR is part of the Global Methane Initiative. +
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| Participants governmental actors number
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3 +
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| Participants intergovernmental organisations number
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0 +
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| Participants municipal actors number
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0 +
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| Participants national actors number
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0 +
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| Participants non-governmental organisations number
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0 +
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| Participants other members number
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0 +
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| Participants regional actors names
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American Carbon Registry (USA) +
, Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives (USA) +
, California Department of Food and Agriculture (USA) +
, Energy Trust of Oregon (USA) +
, Great Plains Institute (USA) +
, Illinois Green Economy Network (USA) +
, Kentucky Department for Energy Development and Independence (USA) +
, Minnesota Department of Agriculture (USA) +
, Nebraska Methane Workgroup (USA) +
, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Wastewater Engineering Bureau (USA) +
, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (USA) +
, Oregon Department of Energy (USA) +
, Seventhwave (USA) +
, State of Wisconsin (USA) +
, Sustainable America (USA) +
, Sustainable Conservation (USA) +
, The Climate Trust (USA) +
, Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets (USA) +
, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (USA) +
, Washington Department of Commerce (USA). +
, Oklahoma State University (USA) +
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| Participants regional actors number
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21 +
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| Participants research and educational organisations names
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Cornell University (USA) +
, Iowa State University (USA) +
, Michigan State University (USA) +
, Purdue University (USA) +
, University of Maryland (USA) +
, University of Vermont (USA) +
, University of Wisconsin (USA) +
, Oshkosh Environmental Research & Innovation Center (USA) +
, Vermont Technical College (USA) +
, Washington State University (USA). +
, Oklahoma State University (USA) +
, Oregon State University - Animal Sciences Department (USA) +
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| Participants research and educational organisations number
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12 +
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| Participants supporting partners names
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Collaboration between US EPA (USA) +
, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USA) +
, the U.S. Department of Energy (USA). +
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| Participants supporting partners number
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3 +
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| Participants total names
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US Environmental Protection Agency +
, US Department of Energy +
, and US Department of Agriculture.
There are (on 4 October 2015) 30 partners to AgSTAR +
, several of these are universities. Internationally +
, AgSTAR is part of the Global Methane Initiative. +
, Cornell University (USA) +
, Iowa State University (USA) +
, Michigan State University (USA) +
, Purdue University (USA) +
, University of Maryland (USA) +
, University of Vermont (USA) +
, University of Wisconsin (USA) +
, Oshkosh Environmental Research & Innovation Center (USA) +
, Vermont Technical College (USA) +
, Washington State University (USA). +
, American Carbon Registry (USA) +
, Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives (USA) +
, California Department of Food and Agriculture (USA) +
, Energy Trust of Oregon (USA) +
, Great Plains Institute (USA) +
, Illinois Green Economy Network (USA) +
, Kentucky Department for Energy Development and Independence (USA) +
, Minnesota Department of Agriculture (USA) +
, Nebraska Methane Workgroup (USA) +
, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Wastewater Engineering Bureau (USA) +
, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (USA) +
, Oregon Department of Energy (USA) +
, Seventhwave (USA) +
, State of Wisconsin (USA) +
, Sustainable America (USA) +
, Sustainable Conservation (USA) +
, The Climate Trust (USA) +
, Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets (USA) +
, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (USA) +
, Washington Department of Commerce (USA). +
, Oklahoma State University (USA) +
, Oregon State University - Animal Sciences Department (USA) +
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| Primary function
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Technical operational implementation (ex-post) +
, Knowledge dissemination and exchange +
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| Secretariat
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EPA, US DoE, US DoAg +
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| Starting year
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1994 +
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| Starting year n
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1,994 +
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| Total members
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36 +
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| Type of initiative
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Implementation +
, Technical dialogue +
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| Type of lead organisation
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National government +
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| Website address
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https://www.epa.gov/agstar +
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Climate initiative +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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| Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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