Your RNG flows.
Does your registry make it move—
Or do certificates pile up like paperwork?
Greentruth
Migration
Guide
Static registries don’t create value.
They record it.
They issue certificates, log attributes, and store them in a
system.
But issuance is not value.
Nor is storage.
Value is created when your RNG flows downstream—where it becomes visible, compared, transacted, and properly accounted for.
- Environmental differences are visible and comparable
- Data holds together from production through delivery
- Buyers can act on it directly.
- Emissions are properly excluded from Scope 1 totals
Registries stop at issuance.
Certificates are created—and then sit, disconnected from buyers.
Static.
Once issued, the certificates are never updated as the gas moves through the system.
Incomplete.
Issuance is treated as the endpoint.
RNG becomes a record, not an asset.
Registry Breakdown
3 Critical Modes of Failure
No Discovery Layer
Disconnected Market
Registries don’t connect producers to buyers. Supply sits in isolation.
Buyers manually search and compare across fragmented systems. Producers manually reach out to create demand.
Without a shared system, value and differentiation collapse.
No Transport Layer
Degraded Signal
Certificates don’t carry the full dataset needed to support the claim. Data is fixed at issuance.
As your RNG moves, transport emissions and lifecycle context are lost. The data that defines your RNG is incomplete.
High-quality RNG loses value when the claim is uncertain.
No Interoperability Layer
Manual Flow
Data is gathered manually upstream and reconstructed downstream.
Every transition between systems requires manual intervention and introduces error.
Action requires manual work—not direct execution.
The Reality of Legacy Registries
Paper Certification in a
Machine-Readable World
Designed to record issuance, registries act as gatekeepers—controlling access and fragmenting data across closed systems.
Not open. Not unbiased. Not neutral.
A system for managing records—
not for moving value.
Consequence
The Real Cost of Your Registry
Static certificates don’t just fail to add value.
They may be quietly eroding it.
Cost of Invisible Differentiation
Your RNG may be differentiated—but the market can’t see it.
- Environmental attributes aren’t visible in a way that allows comparison.
- Buyers can’t distinguish one source from another.
- Lack of visibility results in lost premium.
Cost of Averages
Your actual emissions profile is replaced with default assumptions.
- Higher generic values stand in for real delivery data.
- Your RNG’s true carbon intensity is inflated.
Cost of Operational Burden
Work that should be handled by the system becomes your responsibility.
- Verification must be assembled manually.
- Proof of delivery must be reconstructed.
- Buyer outreach and deal flow must be driven directly.
- Increases costs. Introduces errors.
Cost of Incorrect Accounting
Your RNG may not be treated correctly in reporting.
- Emissions may be counted toward Scope 1 totals.
- Biogenic CO₂ may not be properly separated.
- The value of your RNG does not show up where it matters.
Your RNG creates value. Your registry adds friction.
The Solution
From Record to Asset
Greentruth extends your RNG’s value beyond issuance—making it visible, comparable, and transactable downstream.
It replaces static certificates with a standardized, machine-readable format—so your differentiation persists, updates, and moves with your gas through delivery.
Data stays intact, so value carries through without being flattened by averages or uncertainty. It counts in reporting without inflating Scope 1 emissions.
Two ways in. One system forward.
Current M-RETS users can migrate to Greentruth by either converting existing certificates or issuing new production directly into Greentruth.
- Existing M-RETS certificates are converted into Quantified Emissions Tokens® (QETs) through a controlled, one-way handoff—preventing double accounting while preserving original production data.
- New production is issued directly as QETs in the EarnDLT® registry—no certificates or migration required.
In both, Greentruth governs lifecycle, emissions, & claims.
32K+
Pipeline segments mapped to calculate transport emissions from production to delivery
Greentruth automatically calculates ISO verified emissions based on actual routing and destination, eliminating error-prone manual calculations and removing reliance on GREET-style averages.
A fully mapped pipeline network enables delivery-level verification for GHG-aligned accounting.
QET® Quantified Emissions Tokens
Emissions data is encoded as QETs on EarnDLT’s blockchain—each update recorded as an immutable transaction. Production and transport are linked within the same record, enabling independent verification of the full emissions pathway at delivery.
Data is normalized into a machine-readable standard ensuring interoperability and enabling automation.
If It Doesn’t Count, It Doesn’t Create Value
Proper accounting determines whether your RNG can be excluded from Scope 1 or counted against it.
Greentruth meets the five criteria required to prove physical delivery, supporting biogenic accounting.
Legacy registries cannot fully support this without creating friction & introducing restrictions.
- Injection point verified
- Delivery point confirmed
- Pipeline connectivity established
- Volume matched
- Timing aligned to reporting periods
Understand the Migration Process
Migrating Without Breaking Your Data
A controlled, ISO-aligned process for moving from static certificates to buyer-ready data—without losing integrity, compliance, or historical records.
The guide walks through:
- Pre-migration readiness
- M-RETS retirement and deactivation
- EarnDLT issuance and Greentruth population
- Verification and post-migration monitoring
Every data point from your original M-RETS certificates is preserved, while your inventory is transformed into buyer-ready QETs that move with your gas.
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