More data. Less marketing.

CarbonCandor exists because the conversation about methane needs more data and less marketing.

The renewable natural gas industry has built a compelling narrative: capture methane, clean it up, inject it into the pipeline, and collect credits for the climate benefit. It is a good story. It is also incomplete.

The reality is that RNG economics only work at the largest sites with the richest credit stacks. Thousands of methane sources -- small dairies, swine operations, municipal wastewater plants, legacy landfills -- will never see an RNG project. They are too small, too remote, or too low-volume to justify the capital. In the current policy framework, these sites have no pathway to methane destruction at all.

This publication provides independent analysis of methane destruction economics and policy. We examine the gap between what the RNG industry promises and what it delivers. We follow the incentive structures, the capital requirements, the capture rates, and the sites left behind.

We are not affiliated with any company, any trade group, or any political organization. We do not sell services. We do not generate leads. We publish what the data shows.

If the numbers support RNG, we will say so. If they support simpler, cheaper, faster methane destruction, we will say that too. The only agenda is atmospheric outcomes.