# Blog

## Environmental & Regulatory (3)

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  [U.S. gas: Why measuring emissions is key to securing its commercial & environmental future](https://blog.validere.com/gas-measuring-emissions-commercial-environmental-future)

The cleaner combustion profile of gas relative to other fossil fuels signals stronger long-term growth potential than oil or coal. However, securing that opportunity largely in premium export markets...

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  [Recap of new and potential updates to MRGHG, TIER, and the release of CFR](https://blog.validere.com/recap-new-potential-updates-mrghg-tier-cfr)

Timeline of Canada's progress on commitments to climate change.

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  [Q2 2022 earnings: Permian operators emphasize emissions reductions](https://blog.validere.com/q2-earnings-permian-operators-emissions-reductions)

According to Q2 2022 earnings presentations for upstream and midstream operators in the Permian Basin, companies echoed the industry’s increased emphasis on emissions reductions specifically and ESG...

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  [What to know about carbon pricing & Canadian emissions regulations heading into 2023](https://blog.validere.com/carbon-pricing-ca-emissions-regulations-2023)

Over the last year, Canada has taken regulatory measures to reduce emissions to meet the global net-zero goals by 2050 under the Paris Agreement.

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  [Inside Carbon: A time to measure, a time to reduce](https://blog.validere.com/inside-carbon-time-to-measure-reduce)

Previously we discussed the fact that two facilities, sitting side by side, could have identical paper emissions, while one may be a tightened up facility and the other pumps methane into the air....

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  [Inside Carbon: 5 ineffective ways to lower your carbon footprint](https://blog.validere.com/inside-carbon-5-ineffective-ways-lower-carbon-footprint)

From the dinner table to the board room, people across the world are more focused than ever on finding new ways to lower their carbon footprint.

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  [Inside Carbon: Evaluating agriculture-based emission reduction options](https://blog.validere.com/inside-carbon-agriculture-based-emission-reduction)

When it comes to agriculture-based emission reduction options, conservation tillage and cover cropping are two of the most widely promoted smart-farming practices.

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  [Inside Carbon: Understanding the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act](https://blog.validere.com/inside-carbon-inflation-reduction-act-impact)

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) bill — which recently passed the U.S. Senate and was signed into law by U.S. President Joe Biden — likely does not elicit the same feelings as an individual...

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  [Inside Carbon: Balancing the scales for methane emissions](https://blog.validere.com/inside-carbon-balancing-scales-methane-emissions)

Natural gas is a relatively clean burning fossil fuel — relative to coal, that is. Then we figured out that natural gas could warm the planet as much as coal in the short term, due to methane leaks...

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  [5 building blocks for efficient regulatory reporting](https://blog.validere.com/5-building-blocks-regulatory-reporting)

Regulatory reporting is an increasingly complex and stressful task for many energy companies.

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