China Biogas Project Turns Waste into Energy – BBC World Documentary Featuring IFAD-supported Project in China

This video introduces the issue of biogas as an alternative source of energy. Animal manure is a source of methane, the main component of natural gas and a potent greenhouse gas when released to the atmosphere. But methane can also be captured and used as a source of clean, renewable and affordable energy. An IFAD-supported project in China provided about 30,000 poor households with nearly 23,000 ‘biodigester’ tanks for biogas production. As a result, methane emissions dropped, incomes rose and household sanitation and health improved.