700 million
and counting.
pounds of carbon emissions.
As Georgia’s natural gas leader, GNG is happy that you are joining us in leading the way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As part of the Greener Life program, GNG will calculate the greenhouse gas emissions associated with your natural gas usage and retire carbon offsets to balance 100% of those emissions.
The greenhouse gas emissions being offset by this service are those associated with the combustion of natural gas at the point of consumption only, and do not include lifecycle emissions that occur during extractions, production, or delivery.
Each carbon offset represents the reduction of one metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. The offsets GNG purchases for the Greener Life program come from a mix of projects that have been validated and registered under the high-quality standards of the Climate Action Reserve and the American Carbon Registry.
Your monthly Greener Life Signature Service charge will appear on your bill as a separate line item under the Current Gas Service Charges section of your bill and is subject to applicable state and local taxes.
Our Greener Life program has been certified by Green-e(R) Climate, an independent certification program for greenhouse gas emission reductions (carbon offsets) sold in the voluntary market. The Green-e Climate logo identifies carbon offsets that meet the program's high environmental and consumer-protection standards. For more information on Green-e Climate certification requirements, visit www.green-e.org or email climate@green-e.org.
Greener Life Product Mix Label
Type: Forest Carbon
Certification: American Carbon Registry
Location: ME, USA
% of Product: 5%
Quantities: 15,000
Type: Landfill Gas Capture/Combustion
Certification: Climate Action Reserve
Location: GA, USA
% of Product: 10%
Quantities: 80,000
Type: Industrial Process Emissions
Certification: American Carbon Registry
Location: IL, USA
% of Product: 85%
Quantities: 257,982
Per the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Calculator, each therm of natural gas results in 0.0053 metric tons of CO2.
The Carbon Offset Content Label represents the mix of offsets we have contracted to provide. Actual percentages of GHG emissions reductions may vary by a small amount. In the case of significant variance, GNG is required to provide you with a more accurate historical disclosure.
Visit a list of our projects here: Projects.
Greener Life is Green-e Climate certified and meets the environmental and consumer-protection standards for greenhouse gas emissions reductions (carbon offsets) set forth by the nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions. Learn More www.green-e.org
Green-e Climate is an independent certification program for greenhouse gas emission reductions (carbon offsets) sold in the voluntary market. The Green-e Climate logo identifies carbon offsets that meet the program's high environmental and consumer-protection standards. For more information on Green-e Climate certification requirements, visit www.green-e.org or email climate@green-e.org.
Where is greener life helping?
MAINE
Allagash Headwaters
Allagash Headwaters Forestry Project is located on approximately 14,500 acres in the industrial forests of northern Maine. This project promotes more sustainable harvesting practices, leading to fewer disturbances on the landscape, increased diversity of forest makeup and health, accelerated carbon sequestration, and improved habitat protection for species of concern, such as the Canada Lynx and the Rusty Blackbird.
American Carbon Registry
GEORGIA
Wolf Creek Landfill
Landfill gas capture and combustion projects like Wolf Creek Landfill provide significant environmental benefits through the voluntary capture of methane gas produced by the landfill and conversion of the gas to green energy for the local power grid.
Climate Action Reserve
ILLINOIS
HFC Reclamation
Hudson Technology’s HFC Reclamation Project is a voluntary carbon offset project that decreases demand for the creation of new hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Hudson Technology purchases recovered refrigerants (HFCs) from contractors and wholesale companies around the US, processes and purifies them at the Champaign, IL facility, and repurposes them for use in HVAC equipment around the US.
American Carbon Registry
Greener Life is now enhanced with Certified Low Emissions gas. Greener Life customers like you are already making the natural gas usage in their homes carbon neutral. But now, you have another reason to feel better about your carbon footprint. With the benefits of Certified Low Emissions gas, you are reducing your carbon footprint where the gas is produced, too. GNG takes our environmental stewardship seriously. That’s why we’re proud to add this new benefit to our Greener Life program at no additional cost to you.
What is Certified Low Emissions gas?
Certified Low Emissions natural gas is responsibly sourced from companies who use low emissions processes to produce natural gas. Certified natural gas producers have their facilities audited by independent experts who make sure producers’ methane emissions are below specified levels and that they use industry best practices to minimize methane leakage and limit environmental impact.
Georgia Natural Gas partners with MiQ, a not-for-profit organization that is one of the leading certifiers of natural gas. MiQ’s Methane Standard has been adopted by some of the world’s biggest natural gas producers. To determine the methane emissions performance of facilities where natural gas is produced, MiQ uses a grading method that is transparent, robust and based on data. Independent auditors perform assessments of producer facilities.
†Aggregate pounds for the period from 09/29/2019 through 08/14/2025. 725,175,215 pounds of CO2e equals the removal or capture of 328,937.32 metric tons of Co2e from the atmosphere and equals 328,937.32 total carbon offsets retired on behalf of GNG customers.
