Frequently Asked Questions
What we do
The Oil & Gas Decarbonization (OGDC) aims to be an inclusive platform to support signatories in working towards the aims of the Charter. As a global industry-led effort, OGDC supports 55+ signatory companies on their individual decarbonization journeys by facilitating collaboration, knowledge sharing, capacity building, and transparent GHG emissions reporting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why decarbonization? Why now?
Decarbonization is a climate imperative and a pillar of energy security and affordability. By addressing operational emissions, companies are supporting efforts to improve operational performance and emissions management.
What is the Charter’s vision?
The Charter exists to support oil and gas companies reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions, regardless of where they are on their individual decarbonization journey. As a growing multilateral organization, OGDC remains steadfast in advancing collaboration across industry to support operational decarbonization. By working together, companies can improve efficiency, share ideas more effectively, and extend capacity-building efforts more widely.
Who supports the Charter’s implementation?
OGDC’s Secretariat is a dedicated operational team from the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) supporting signatories achieve Charter aims. The Secretariat engages with signatory companies and relevant external stakeholders in the energy industry and civil society to support the effective implementation and practical delivery of the Charter’s mission.
What is the difference between OGDC and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s OGMP 2.0?
OGDC and OGMP 2.0 bring complementary strengths and expertise to methane mitigation. OGDC measures success against the aims of the Charter, defined as broad-based action and implementation to reduce emissions, eliminating flaring, and collaboration, i.e., technology sharing. OGMP 2.0 provides a uniform measurement and reporting framework for facility-level analysis. .
OGDC is broadly supportive of OGMP 2.0 and encourages signatories to join if they’re able to meet the requirements by providing detailed company data. This can be challenging for some signatories. The OGDC Charter gathers anonymous emissions data and aggregates it so signatories with commercial sensitivities can receive support and track their progress as they work to meet the Charter’s ambitions.
How is signatory progress tracked?
Signatories aim to measure, monitor, publicly report and independently verify GHG emissions, as well as their individual performance and progress in reducing their emissions.
In 2024, OGDC completed the industry’s first large-scale climate performance Baseline Survey and established a data-driven foundation to track progress and prioritize action across signatories.
In 2025, signatories adopted a unified reporting framework, the OGCI Reporting Framework, and published a first-of-its-kind aggregated overview of companies’ operated Scope 1 and 2 emissions.
How is the OGDC funded?
OGDC’s work is made possible through the financial and technical support of ADNOC and OGCI.