A group of more than 50 natural gas companies responsible for a sizable chunk of U.S. supply is urging the White House and European Commission to develop a unified global standard for directly measuring methane emissions from the wellhead to the burner tip.

Our Nation’s Energy Future, aka ONE Future, comprises companies throughout the natural gas value chain that account for 19% of U.S. production, 56% of pipeline mileage and 40% of natural gas delivered in the United States. 

As the United States and European Union (EU) work to shore up natural gas supply to Europe in order to reduce dependence on Russian supplies, officials should pursue a universal standard for measurement, reconciliation and verification (MRV) of emissions, according to ONE Future’s Jim Kibler, executive...