Graham HarrisApr 261 minOur Carbon Footprint report for 2021Firefly GHG Consulting is a net zero company. Every year we publish an inventory of Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and how we reached net zero.
Graham HarrisApr 14 minHas the future of carbon pricing in Canada just become more certain?Following the "polluter pays" principle, the Federal Government in Canada has required a price on carbon since 2019. With the publishing...
Graham HarrisFeb 221 minNow owners of small solar PV and wind in Alberta can get paid for their carbon emissions reductionsSolar Offset allows small renewable energy system owners in AB to create and be paid for Offset Credits.
Graham HarrisJan 251 minIntroducing...ALBERTALBERT - the ALBerta Emission Registry Tracker - displays weekly analysis of activity on Alberta's Emission Offset Registry.
Graham HarrisJan 74 minOne year later: results from my home solar PV system (Part 2)Late last year I posted a review of a year’s worth of solar PV performance at my home. In that blog post, I examined: whether or not the...
Graham HarrisDec 6, 20212 minClarification on Project Eligibility for Pneumatic Instruments and Pumps in AlbertaIn July of this year (2021), Alberta Environment published a Memorandum, outlining draft guidance for how pneumatic instruments and pump...
Graham HarrisNov 22, 20211 minHiring! Carbon Reduction Program Developer (Internship)This position is ideal for someone that has strong programming skills and wants to be part of the climate change solution.
Graham HarrisNov 4, 20212 minCarrots, sticks, oil and gas: the VGR Protocol and COP26Two very different announcements were made this week regarding emissions from the oil and gas sector in Alberta. One got lots of...
Graham HarrisOct 5, 20213 minOne year later: results from my home solar PV system (Part 1)Part 1 of 2 exploring the real world performance of a residential solar PV system in Calgary, AB
Graham HarrisAug 5, 20211 minA closing window: changes to pneumatics offset project eligibility in AlbertaPresenting a flow-chart showing changes to the eligibility of offset projects using the pneumatics Protocol in Alberta.
Graham HarrisJul 17, 20214 minUnderstanding Alberta's draft Vent Gas Reduction Protocol (now published for public comment)Alberta Environment and Parks today released the Vent Gas Reduction Protocol for public comment. This is a totally re-booted version of...
Graham HarrisJun 18, 20213 minVisualizing three decades of Canada's GHG emissions Visualization of Canada's GHG emissions from 1990-2019
Graham HarrisApr 30, 20214 minCompliance routes in Alberta's carbon markets: a look at past trends and future possibilities.In previous blog posts, we have used animated bar charts to examine different aspects of greenhouse gas emissions in Alberta...
Graham HarrisMar 23, 20211 minWe're carbon neutral, and we'll stay that wayWe are pleased to publish our 2020 Carbon Footprint and Climate Commitment report!
Graham HarrisFeb 5, 20214 minThere's a right way and a wrong way to set a GHG emissions reduction target.A discussion on why your organization should select an "independent" target and not a "dependent" one.
Graham HarrisDec 14, 20203 minWhat does a $170/tonne CO2e carbon price mean for electricity prices across Canada?On December 11th, the Federal Government announced some big news in the world of carbon management and policy: an increase in the price...
Graham HarrisDec 10, 20202 minFinding reverse gear. Or, why we chose tree-planting to achieve carbon neutrality.At Firefly, we believe that the issue of climate change can only be solved by collective action, which means everyone playing their part,...
Graham HarrisNov 10, 20203 minThe size of your (Scope 3) emissions footprint may surprise you.The idea behind preparing a greenhouse gas inventory - also commonly known as a 'carbon footprint' - is a simple one. Until you have...
Graham HarrisOct 13, 20202 minWhere have Alberta's emission offsets come from? (A bar chart race).An animated visualization of Alberta's emission offsets over time, by project type.
Graham HarrisSep 23, 20201 minGoing, going...SOLAR!This month I got to realize a long-held personal ambition – going solar! Having my own renewable energy system has been something I’ve...
Graham HarrisAug 2, 20204 minMore ambition, please - corporate GHG emission reduction targets in Alberta's oil and gas sector.Last month’s blog post presented a visualization of Alberta’s GHG emissions since 1990. This showed how the oil and gas sector has become...
Graham HarrisJun 18, 20202 minA Visualization of Alberta's GHG Emissions since 1990What an animated "bar chart race" of Alberta's GHG emissions from 1990-2018 reveals.
Graham HarrisMay 5, 20203 minChange is in the air... here come heavy-equipment EVs!In last month’s blog post I talked about the Climate Lens assessment framework for Canadian infrastructure projects. One of the...
Graham HarrisApr 10, 20203 minViewing the world through a “Climate Lens”: Canada’s ICIP grant funding.We are living through a time of rapid climate change. As with any system or organism exposed to a changing environment, we need to adapt...