TurningPledgesintoProgressAnaccountabilityframeworkforreducingemissionsfromtheoilandgasindustryTheIEAexaminesthefullspectrumofenergyissuesincludingoil,gasandcoalsupplyanddemand,renewableenergytechnologies,electricitymarkets,energyefficiency,accesstoenergy,demandsidemanagementandmuchmore.Throughitswork,theIEAadvocatespoliciesthatwillenhancethereliability,affordabilityandsustainabilityofenergyinits31membercountries,13associationcountriesandbeyond.IEAmembercountries:AustraliaAustriaBelgiumCanadaCzechRepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyJapanKoreaLithuaniaIEAassociationcountries:ArgentinaBrazilChinaEgyptIndiaIndonesiaKenyaMoroccoSenegalSingaporeSouthAfricaThailandUkraineSource:IEA.InternationalEnergyAgencyWebsite:www.iea.orgThispublicationandanymapincludedhereinarewithoutprejudicetothestatusoforsovereigntyoveranyterritory,tothedelimitationofinternationalfrontiersandboundariesandtothenameofanyterritory,cityorarea.LuxembourgMexicoNetherlandsNewZealandNorwayPolandPortugalSlovakRepublicSpainSwedenSwitzerlandRepublicofTürkiyeUnitedKingdomUnitedStatesTheEuropeanCommissionalsoparticipatesintheworkoftheIEAUNITEDNATIONSENVIRONMENTPROGRAMMEUNEPistheleadingglobalvoiceontheenvironment.Itprovidesleadershipandencouragespartnershipincaringfortheenvironmentbyinspiring,informingandenablingnationsandpeoplestoimprovetheirqualityoflifewithoutcompromisingthatoffuturegenerations.UNEP'sInternationalMethaneEmissionsObservatoryexiststoprovideopen,reliable,andactionabledatatotheindividualswiththeagencytoreducemethaneemissions.ENVIRONMENTALDEFENSEFUNDThisreportwaspreparedbytheInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA),theUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP)andtheEnvironmentalDefenseFund(EDF).INTERNATIONALENERGYAGENCYOneoftheworld’sleadinginternationalnonprofitorganizations,EnvironmentalDefenseFundcreatestransformationalsolutionstothemostseriousenvironmentalproblems.Todoso,EDFlinksscience,economics,law,andinnovativeprivate-sectorpartnerships.Withmorethan3millionmembersandofficesintheUnitedStates,China,Mexico,IndonesiaandtheEuropeanUnion,EDF’sscientists,economists,attorneysandpolicyexpertsareworkingin28countriestoturnoursolutionsintoaction.TurningPledgesintoProgressAnaccountabilityframeworkforreducingemissionsfromtheoilandgasindustryPAGE|3IEA.CCBY4.0.AbstractAttheCOP28,theInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA),theUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme’sInternationalMethaneEmissionsObservatory(IMEO),andEnvironmentalDefenseFund(EDF)announcedanewinitiativetosupportandreportprogressmadebyleadingoilandgascompaniesaroundtheworldinachievingtheemissionsreductiontargetsrecentlysetoutintheOilandGasDecarbonizationCharter(OGDC).EDFacknowledgestheimportantcontributionsithasreceivedfromBloombergPhilanthropies,whichhassupportedEDF’sinvolvementintheabovereferencedinitiativeGreenhousegasemissionsfromoilandgasoperationsremainunacceptablyhigh.FortheindustrytodeliverthemethaneandflaringreductiontargetssetoutintheOGDC–andforpolicymakers,investorsandcivilsocietytohaveconfidencethosetargetswillbemet–companiesmustbackuptheirtargetswithconcreteandtransparentactions.TheIEA-IMEO-EDFinitiativeaimstosupportrealemissionsreductionsfromtheoilandgasindustry,examinehowtheOGDCgoalsrelatetobroadereffortstolimitclimatechange,andimproveunderstandingofcompanies’progresstowardsthegoalstheyhaveset.Itwillprovideestimatesanddata...