Methane, superpollutants and carbon markets are converging in a new partnership between climate registry platform oneshot.earth and the Global Heat Reduction, two companies seeking to reshape how near-term warming is measured and traded.
The companies said this week that Global Heat Reduction’s methodologies and Heatprint™ data layer will be integrated into the Open Carbon Protocol, or OCP, a carbon-crediting platform developed by oneshot.earth.
The move comes as investors, policymakers and technology companies increasingly focus on methane and other short-lived climate pollutants, which scientists say are among the fastest levers for slowing warming this decade.
Under the agreement, OCP will host four methodologies covering methane recovery from manure digestion and landfill gas, as well as emissions reductions tied to livestock and rice cultivation. The methodologies remain under review and will stay in “pending” status until an expert-led peer review process is complete.
Global Heat Reduction says its accounting framework goes beyond conventional carbon dioxide-equivalent calculations by incorporating radiative forcing and the warming effects of short-lived pollutants over different time horizons. The company argues that existing carbon accounting systems can obscure the immediate climate benefits of cutting methane and similar gases.
“The market doesn’t lack climate data, it lacks decision-useful insight on near-term heat impact,” said Kiff Gallagher, founder and chief executive of Global Heat Reduction. Embedding Heatprint data into carbon projects, he added, would make it easier for buyers to “prioritize interventions that reduce warming fastest.”
Thomas Annicq, chief executive and co-founder of oneshot.earth, said the partnership reflects growing demand for tools that show “why super pollutant action is necessary now.”
Methane has become a major focus of global climate policy since the launch of the Global Methane Pledge in 2021. More than 150 countries have joined the initiative, which aims to cut methane emissions 30 percent by 2030. Scientists estimate methane is responsible for roughly one-third of modern warming, while remaining far more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period.
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