What Methane Measurement Actually Requires
Levels 1 to 3 are desk work on published factors. Level 4 and 5 need physical measurement, and the reconciliation between them is the part most programmes underestimate.
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Analysis on UAE and GCC ESG, climate risk, and assurance.
Practitioner perspectives on regulatory developments, methodology questions, and the issues we see most often in client work, written by senior team members actively delivering engagements across the Gulf.
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OGMP 2.0 Explained: The Five Reporting Levels
OGMP 2.0 is the only measurement-based international methane reporting framework. The five levels, the jump that costs real money, and the six ways Gold Standard is lost.
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OGMP 2.0 Gold Standard Pathway: The Year-One Position
A new OGMP 2.0 member can hold a recognised status in year one, before any measurement campaign completes. What Pathway requires, and why it matters against a 2027 deadline.
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OGMP 2.0 Level 5 and EU Import Equivalence
The European Commission names OGMP 2.0 Level 5 plus verification as a route to import equivalence. Level 5 is the hardest of the five levels, and membership does not reach it.
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Methane and OGMP 2.0: The Basics
Why methane matters more than its volume suggests, what OGMP 2.0 is, and how its five reporting levels move a company from published averages to measured reality.
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What Is the EU Methane Regulation, and Why Does It Matter?
A plain explanation of Regulation (EU) 2024/1787: what it covers, why methane is treated separately from CO2, and why a rule made in Brussels reaches producers in the Gulf.
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How a Bank Builds a Climate Transition Plan
Eight steps, nine to fifteen months from a reasonable base. The financed emissions baseline is the schedule, and most programmes underestimate it.
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IFRS S2 Does Not Require You to Have a Transition Plan
IFRS S2 requires disclosure of a transition plan if one exists, at paragraph 14(a). It does not require an entity to have one. The distinction changes who the real driver is.
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SBTi Near-Term and Net-Zero Targets for Corporates
A near-term target and a net-zero target are different commitments. What SBTi's current standards ask, what V2.0 changes, and where companies get the sequence wrong.
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SBTi FINZ Deadline for Banks: What Changed and What FINZ Asks
There is no December 2026 FINZ deadline. SBTi extended the window, then in October 2026 kept both its bank frameworks open with no end date. What FINZ asks of a bank.