BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 16. Italian energy
infrastructure operator Snam has received the Gold Standard
recognition under the United Nations Environment Programme’s Oil &
Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (OGMP 2.0) for the sixth consecutive
year, the company announced.


“The recognition confirms Snam’s continued commitment to making
methane emissions measurement and reporting increasingly accurate
and transparent,” said the company.


The company said the use of advanced monitoring technologies,
including sensors installed on drones, had helped verify emissions
estimates in the field. These efforts brought the score for
Snam-operated assets to 4.8 out of 5.


Snam has voluntarily participated in the OGMP 2.0 initiative
since 2020, supporting its objectives of improving emissions data
quality and advancing methane mitigation across the energy
sector.


The latest recognition forms part of the company’s broader
decarbonisation and technological innovation strategy. Snam’s
strategic plan aims to improve the efficiency and sustainability of
its infrastructure while balancing security of energy supply,
competitiveness and decarbonisation.


The company also links an increasing share of its financing to
environmental, social and governance (ESG) and climate targets
through its sustainable finance strategy.







Snam said reliable emissions data and closer monitoring of
infrastructure performance were also important for integrating
energy sources and infrastructure. This approach is reflected in
Polaris, the company’s observatory for Italy’s energy system, which
provides a monthly, integrated overview based on aggregated
data.


Snam has identified climate change as a key priority and
developed a decarbonisation strategy covering Scope 1, market-based
Scope 2 and Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The company
aims to achieve carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by
2040 and net-zero emissions across all direct and indirect sources
by 2050.


The strategy includes interim targets to establish a clear and
measurable pathway for emissions reduction. In 2025, Snam
introduced an additional target to cut Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions
by 65% by 2035.


The company said its quantitative emissions-reduction targets
were developed using the general methodology of the Science Based
Targets initiative (SBTi). Its Scope 1 and 2 targets align with a
global warming trajectory of 1.5°C in the medium and long term.
Scope 3 targets are consistent with a trajectory ranging from 1.5°C
to well below 2°C through 2032 and a 1.5°C pathway by 2050, in line
with the Paris Agreement.