Comparison of Natural Gas Certification Programs

This report provides a comparison of the three primary natural gas certification programs available in the market: Equitable Origin’s EO100TM Standard, MiQ’s Standard for Methane Emissions Performance, and Project Canary’s TrustWellTM Standard. The comparison is structured across six main categories, which include Topic Areas, Natural Gas Value Chain Segments, Certification Process, Methane and GHG Quantification, Grading and Public Disclosure, and Certified Credits and Transactions. The report outlines the significance of certified natural gas, also referred to as Responsibly Sourced Gas (RSG), which is produced using industry best practices aimed at mitigating emissions and minimizing environmental and social impacts. It details the verification processes that ensure transparency and consistency in reporting, which are crucial for building stakeholder trust. The document also discusses the growing interest in certified natural gas driven by increasing pressures on the oil and gas sector to reduce methane emissions and the movement towards net-zero emission targets within the natural gas industry.