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This RMI fact sheet explains why emissions from oil and gas cannot be standardized using uniform carbon content figures, highlighting how emissions vary by asset, location, age, and resource type. It advocates for the use of life-cycle emissions data to target reductions across the supply chain.

This research paper by Steven Haig of the International Institute for Sustainable Development argues that expanding liquefied natural gas (LNG) production in Canada will increase domestic and global emissions, hinder the transition to renewable energy, and divert public funds from climate solutions.

This RMI fact sheet introduces the Oil Climate Index plus Gas (OCI+), an interactive web tool designed to model the life-cycle emissions intensity of global oil and gas assets. The document argues that fossil fuel resources vary significantly in their climate footprints and emphasizes the need for high-quality public data and the use of a 20-year global warming potential (GWP20) to accurately assess the impact of methane emissions.

RMI has developed a calculator to determine the emissions parity between natural gas and coal, highlighting that methane leakage can make gas as damaging to the climate as coal. The briefing argues that the perception of natural gas as a 'cleaner' fuel is often incorrect because even low leakage rates can negate the greenhouse gas benefits of substituting coal with gas.