Climate Data
Measuring Methane: State Actions to Reduce Pollution and Create a Market
Methane is a greenhouse gas “super-pollutant” that is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide over 20 years. We can manage what we measure, but when it comes to methane emissions, we come up painfully short: most national databases, including the United States, are significantly underreporting those emissions. This…
Gas Gone Global: LNG 101
As the name suggests, liquefied natural gas (LNG) involves turning gas into liquid form — a process known as liquefaction. Liquefaction does not alter the chemical makeup of gas, which is comprised of mostly methane plus varying amounts of different impurities, but it does make it denser. This enables ships…
How many emissions are in a standard barrel of oil and gas? It’s complicated but quantifiable.
Emissions from oil and gas used to be simply calculated using a uniform carbon content in these resources — a barrel of oil was reported to emit 434 kg carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), and an equivalent barrel of gas was reported to emit 315 kg of CO2e. But now we…
Top 10 Clean Energy Wins of 2025
From renewable energy overtaking coal to breakthroughs in green steel, virtual power plants, affordable solar in Africa, and tools that pinpoint methane super-emitters, 2025 delivered major clean energy milestones. Explore RMI's top 10 wins shaping the clean energy transition.
Technical Explainer: Clean and Improved Cookstove Carbon Credits
RMI experts analyze market trends, quality criteria, and risk implications for improved cookstoves carbon credits.