Sistema.bio Bagged $53M to Fight Methane with FarmCarbon
🐄 Meet Sistema.bio
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Sistema.bio is a climate-tech company that builds modular biodigesters.
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They turn livestock waste into two useful things: clean biogas for cooking and high-quality organic fertilizer for crops.
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The funding. $53 million first close for "FarmCarbon". BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts led the round, with support from British International Investment and the Shell Foundation.
🚜 Breaking the Cost Barrier
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Most small-scale farmers are priced out of high-tech climate solutions. The upfront cost of hardware is usually too high for a family farm to manage on its own.
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Why it matters. Methane from livestock is a massive climate driver—about 28 times more potent than CO2. It’s responsible for roughly 30% of global warming.
💎 The Carbon Swap
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Instead of paying full price upfront, farmers get a steep discount on the biodigesters in exchange for the rights to the future carbon credits the systems generate.
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Verified impact. The platform has already secured an AAe rating from BeZero Carbon, a mark of high integrity in the carbon markets.
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"dMRV" is used to track exactly how much methane is captured in real-time, ensuring that every carbon credit sold is backed by physical evidence.
🚀 The Road to 2034
- The team plans to use this capital to deploy 90,000 new biodigesters over the next ten years. This move is expected to capture over 9 million tonnes of emissions.