United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:1.6 million tonnes (2022 OGMP 2.0 reported emissions)
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change (Methane Emissions)
Environmental Achievements
- Launched Methane Alert and Response System (MARS), detecting 127 methane plumes and notifying responsible authorities.
- OGMP 2.0 expanded coverage to 37% of global oil and gas production (September 2023).
Social Achievements
- Delivered 39 methane mitigation trainings to 650 participants from 27 countries.
- Engaged with governments in Argentina, Libya, Nigeria, and Turkmenistan to support methane mitigation efforts.
Governance Achievements
- Developed and implemented OGMP 2.0, a measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) program for methane emissions in the oil and gas sector.
- Published 20 peer-reviewed scientific papers on methane emissions.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Root-cause analysis
- Establish root cause of heavy-tailed nature of emission distributions
Medium-term Goals:
- Deepened analysis of emission patterns, assessment of gaps, key discrepancies
- Country-level data for GMP baseline and compliance
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning analysis
Short-term Goals:
- Continuous improvement of OGMP 2.0 reporting level
- Roll-out of Methane Supply Index version 0
- Full operationalization of MARS
Environmental Challenges
- Large discrepancies between global measurement-based assessments and industry-reported emissions.
- Significant uncertainty surrounding the magnitude and location of methane emissions.
- Many non-operated assets of OGMP 2.0 member companies were not reported.
- Data quality and uncertainty in methane emissions measurements.
Mitigation Strategies
- Developed and implemented MARS to improve data collection and notification.
- Improved OGMP 2.0 reporting levels to increase data quality and reduce uncertainty.
- Launched country baselining studies to improve understanding of methane emissions across sectors.
- Ongoing scientific studies to reduce uncertainty in magnitude and location of methane emissions.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: OGMP 2.0
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
- Goal 13 (Climate Action)
Reducing methane emissions contributes to achieving these goals.