ONE Future

What ONE Future does

ONE Future (legal name: Our Nation's Energy Future Coalition, Inc.) is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit coalition founded in 2014 and headquartered in Virginia. It operates as a member-driven organization of approximately 50 natural gas companies representing over 39% of the U.S. natural gas value chain across five segments: oil and natural gas production, gathering and boosting, processing, transmission and storage, and distribution. The coalition's mission is to ensure natural gas remains a long-term sustainable fuel source by maintaining collective methane intensity at or below 1% of total natural gas production and delivery.

The organization's core technology and intellectual property center on its EPA-approved Methane Intensity Protocol — a standardized, science-based framework for measuring, monitoring, reporting, and verifying (MMRV) methane emissions — and its catalog of 83 unique methane abatement activities, which has expanded sevenfold from 11 in 2016. Supporting products include annual Methane Intensity Reports (published since the coalition's founding), the Marginal Abatement Cost (MAC) Study (most recently the 2026 edition produced with ICF), case studies, and issue one-pagers. The 2024 collective methane intensity was 0.280%, achieving the sub-1% target for the eighth consecutive year.

ONE Future is governed by a steering committee of member representatives and led by Executive Director Jim Kibler, one of the original founding directors. The coalition employs no staff, relying on third-party consultants for technical committee and public relations support. Revenue is generated through membership dues from its ~50 member companies — which include major natural gas operators such as Chevron, EQT, Williams, Kinder Morgan, Atmos Energy, Duke Energy, and Enbridge — though specific fee structures are not publicly disclosed. The organization holds partnerships with the U.S. EPA, DOE/NETL, NGSI, and international organizations in Europe and Asia.

Name

ONE Future

Legal name

Our Nation's Energy Future Coalition, Inc.

Website

https://onefuture.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ONE Future is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit coalition of approximately 50 natural gas companies representing over 39% of the U.S. natural gas value chain. It provides EPA-approved methane intensity protocols, annual performance reports, and abatement research to help members achieve science-based methane reduction targets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Coalition / Methane Emissions Management

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Gas & Other Services Combined (4932)

akta.pro primary industry

Methane Abatement Projects (Landfill Gas, Manure, Coal Mine Methane, O&G Methane) (EUABABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Target-Setting, Transition Planning & Performance Management Platforms (EUABAEAF), Supply Chain (Scope 3) Emissions & Supplier Engagement Platforms (EUABAEAE), Transition Risk Modeling & Policy/Market Pathways (Carbon Price, Regulation, Technology Adoption) (EUABALAD)

Keywords

• Methane emissions reduction
• Natural gas coalition
• Methane intensity protocol
• Environmental reporting standards
• Natural gas value chain

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: ONE Future operates as a membership-based coalition. Companies join ONE Future by agreeing to work toward reducing methane emissions and collaborating with other members. The specific membership fee structure is not publicly disclosed on the website.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ONE Future is a member-driven coalition of approximately 50 natural gas companies that provides EPA-approved Methane Intensity Protocols, an annual Methane Intensity Report, a Methane Abatement Activities Catalog, and Marginal Abatement Cost Studies to help member companies measure, report, and reduce methane emissions across all five segments of the U.S. natural gas value chain (production, gathering and boosting, processing, transmission and storage, and distribution).

Product overview

ONE Future is a coalition/association (501(c)(6) organization) rather than a traditional product company. Its core offerings consist of standardized reporting protocols (Methane Intensity Protocols), annual performance reports (Annual Methane Intensity Reports), research studies (MAC Studies), and knowledge resources (Case Studies, Issue One-Pagers, Technologies Catalog). The portfolio is unified around the single mission of achieving and maintaining methane intensity of 1% or less across the natural gas value chain. Member companies use the EPA-approved protocols to measure and report emissions, while the organization aggregates and publishes this data in annual reports. The MAC Study provides analysis of cost-effective abatement opportunities. Together, these products enable performance tracking, benchmarking across five value chain segments, and identification of best practices for methane reduction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Methane Intensity Report Annual comprehensive report published each year documenting methane emissions data from member companies across the five segments of the natural gas value chain, including collective methane intensity metrics, segment-specific performance, and progress toward the 1% or less target. For member companies, regulators, policymakers, and industry stakeholders.
• ONE Future Methane Intensity Protocol Standardized, EPA-approved reporting protocols that enable member companies to uniformly measure, track, and report methane emissions using science-based technology and methods, including segment-specific methane intensity targets for benchmarking progress. For natural gas companies across production, gathering and boosting, processing, transmission and storage, and distribution.
• Methane Abatement Activities Catalog Catalogue of 83 unique methane abatement activities and technologies across the five natural gas value chain segments, documenting detection and measurement methodologies. For member companies and industry stakeholders seeking proven abatement strategies.
• Marginal Abatement Cost (MAC) Study Industry-leading study evaluating the cost-effectiveness of methane emissions prevention, detection, and abatement activities and technologies using a decade of voluminous member data and significant published works including the National Science Foundation Report and Appalachian Methane Initiative. For member companies, regulators, and industry stakeholders.
• Case Studies Documentation of how ONE Future member companies are reducing methane emissions across the value chain through innovative technologies and shared best practices. For member companies and industry stakeholders.
• Issue One-Pagers Brief educational documents providing ONE Future's perspective on specific, timely issues affecting the natural gas industry, such as opportunities and limitations of satellites for methane emissions detection. For natural gas companies, policymakers, and industry stakeholders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Collective methane intensity of 0.280% in 2024, well below the 1.0% target - an 8th consecutive year of beating the goal
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ICFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2026ONE Future partnered with ICF for the 2026 industry-leading Marginal Abatement Cost (MAC) study related to methane emissions prevention, detection, and abatement activities and technologies. ICF provided analytical expertise to evaluate a decade of member data.
• Clean Air Task ForceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean Air Task Force provided third-party feedback on the 2026 MAC study, contributing to the credibility and robustness of the analysis.
• GTI EnergyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGTI Energy provided third-party feedback on the 2026 MAC study. ONE Future also collaborates with GTI Energy on advancing methane management.
• Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab (EEMDL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademics at the Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab (EEMDL) provided feedback on the 2026 MAC study, adding academic rigor to the analysis.
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerONE Future partners with the DOE, including the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), to make progress on shared goals of reducing natural gas supply chain emissions. NETL released reports analyzing the greenhouse gas profile of ONE Future facilities.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerONE Future works alongside the EPA to advance methane management. The coalition's protocols are EPA-approved, and ONE Future was specifically recognized in the Obama Administration's Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions.
• National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNETL analyzed the greenhouse gas profile of ONE Future facilities and evaluated methane abatement options. The lab released a report on Industry Partnerships and Their Role in Reducing Natural Gas Supply Chain Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
• NGSI (Natural Gas Sustainability Initiative)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerONE Future works alongside NGSI to advance methane management in the natural gas industry.
• International Partners in Europe and AsiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerONE Future has partnered with global partners in Europe and Asia to make progress on shared goals of reducing methane emissions.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Carbon Mapper: Public-private partnership deploying satellites and analytics to pinpoint methane and CO2 super-emitters. Emerging player in methane measurement that both complements and challenges the self-reported methodology underpinning ONE Future's protocol.
• GTI Energy: Research-driven organization advancing methane management technologies and providing third-party verification support. Named partner of ONE Future (MAC study feedback); partial overlap as both a collaborator and an adjacent player in methane measurement R&D.
• MethaneSAT (Environmental Defense Fund / MethaneSAT LLC): Satellite mission specifically designed to quantify oil-and-gas methane emissions at scale. Compares to ONE Future's measurement layer; rising satellite transparency could shift leverage toward independent measurement versus member self-reporting.

Others

• Clean Air Task Force: Independent nonprofit that provided third-party review of ONE Future's MAC study. Comparable in methane policy/advocacy focus and influences the same regulatory environment, though it is an advocacy NGO rather than an industry coalition.
• Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) - Methane Initiative: Long-running NGO advocate for oil and gas methane regulations, partner of several industry coalitions including satellite-data collaborations. Comparable in shaping methane policy that affects ONE Future members, but operates as advocacy/NGO rather than industry coalition.

Broad incumbents

• API Environmental Partnership: American Petroleum Institute's voluntary environmental performance program for oil and gas operators. Broader in scope (oil + gas) and incumbency (largest U.S. oil & gas trade association), but functionally overlaps with ONE Future's voluntary methane-reduction mission.

Direct peers

• Methane Guiding Principles: Multi-company coalition advancing methane mitigation practices across the natural gas value chain. Comparable coalition structure, similar member base (international oil & gas majors), and overlapping scope on voluntary standards.
• Natural Gas Sustainability Initiative (NGSI): Named partner of ONE Future; NGSI is a coalition focused on sustainability metrics across the natural gas value chain. Directly comparable in mission (sustainability benchmarking for gas operators) and serves overlapping member companies.
• Oil & Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) 2.0: UN Environment Programme / Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) framework for methane reporting by oil and gas operators. Direct peer: competing voluntary reporting framework targeting the same upstream/midstream methane abatement problem at global scale.
• MiQ (Methane IQ): Independent methane certification body for natural gas, especially LNG. Competes in the methane-intensity-rating space ONE Future's protocol also addresses, particularly relevant to gas exporters seeking certified molecules.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ONEFutureEnergy
• Facebookfacebook.com/onefuturecoalition
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/one-future

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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