# Blog

## Measurement (2)

### [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: 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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### [Inside Carbon: Reduction of actual emissions over paper emissions](https://blog.validere.com/actual-vs-paper-emissions-reduction)

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...

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### [A guide to understanding methane intensity](https://blog.validere.com/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...

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### [Ground control to super-major Tom: Does your organization have data overload?](https://blog.validere.com/multiple-sources-of-truth-problem)

As experts in measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV), the Validere team works with a lot of companies to help them organize their emissions and operations data. This data can include lab...

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### [Five steps to ESG certification](https://blog.validere.com/five-steps-to-esg-certification)

Demystifying the process to ESG Certification

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### [When it comes to emissions, measurement is money](https://blog.validere.com/when-it-comes-to-emissions-measurement-is-money)

By: Craig Webster, Managing Director ESG & Sustainability, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.

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### [ESG is not a black box](https://blog.validere.com/esg-is-not-a-black-box)

Investors and consumers today base important decisions on ESG performance. Blackrock, an investment management company, recently reported that from January to November 2020, investors in mutual funds...

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