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Inside Carbon: 5 questions you should ask about certified gas initiatives
In a world with an ever-growing and tangled web of options to clean up (or green up) natural gas, it’s no wonder that many industry executives are not sure which initiatives will leave them on the...
Inside Carbon: Reduction of actual emissions over paper emissions
A 2020 article on Refining National Greenhouse Gas Inventories opened with, “The importance of greenhouse gas inventories cannot be overstated.” The argument: these inventories inform national...
Inside Carbon: Moody’s expands ESG integration of credit scores to financial institutions
Risk assessment firm Moody’s is expanding its environmental, social and governance (ESG) credit scores to financial institutions and consumer products. Between the expansion of credit scores as well...
A guide to understanding methane intensity
Since methane is a green house gas (GHG) that is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide and only lasts about 10 years in the atmosphere, it represents the most significant and immediate opportunity...
Inside Carbon: How new SEC ESG rules may affect energy companies
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed major rule changes to both the Securities Act of 1933 and SEC Act of 1934, requiring domestic and foreign registrants to disclose...