Greenhouse Gas Intensity Verification Rule

Colorado adopted first-of-its-kind measures to verify greenhouse gas emissions from certain oil and gas sites. The new rule defines how certain oil and gas facilities must calculate their greenhouse gas intensity, monitor operations to ensure compliance with intensity standards, and keep records to accurately account for emissions from their operations. The term “intensity” refers to the ratio of a facility’s amount of greenhouse gas emissions over the amount of oil and gas it produces.

The program includes two main parts: the new verification rule and greenhouse gas intensity standards. The new verification rule will ensure facilities adhere to the greenhouse gas intensity standards adopted in 2021. The standards become more protective over time in accordance with the 2021 Colorado Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap, which calls for the oil and gas industry to achieve a 36% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2025 and a 60% reduction by 2030.

Greenhouse Gas Intensity Verification Rule

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