Firefly 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.

Following the "polluter pays" principle, the Federal Government in Canada has required a price on carbon since 2019. With the publishing...

Solar Offset allows small renewable energy system owners in AB to create and be paid for Offset Credits.

ALBERT - the ALBerta Emission Registry Tracker - displays weekly analysis of activity on Alberta's Emission Offset Registry.

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...

In July of this year (2021), Alberta Environment published a Memorandum, outlining draft guidance for how pneumatic instruments and pump...

This position is ideal for someone that has strong programming skills and wants to be part of the climate change solution.

Two very different announcements were made this week regarding emissions from the oil and gas sector in Alberta. One got lots of...

Part 1 of 2 exploring the real world performance of a residential solar PV system in Calgary, AB

Presenting a flow-chart showing changes to the eligibility of offset projects using the pneumatics Protocol in Alberta.

Alberta Environment and Parks today released the Vent Gas Reduction Protocol for public comment. This is a totally re-booted version of...

Visualization of Canada's GHG emissions from 1990-2019

In previous blog posts, we have used animated bar charts to examine different aspects of greenhouse gas emissions in Alberta...

We are pleased to publish our 2020 Carbon Footprint and Climate Commitment report!

A discussion on why your organization should select an "independent" target and not a "dependent" one.

On December 11th, the Federal Government announced some big news in the world of carbon management and policy: an increase in the price...

At Firefly, we believe that the issue of climate change can only be solved by collective action, which means everyone playing their part,...

The idea behind preparing a greenhouse gas inventory - also commonly known as a 'carbon footprint' - is a simple one. Until you have...

An animated visualization of Alberta's emission offsets over time, by project type.

This month I got to realize a long-held personal ambition – going solar! Having my own renewable energy system has been something I’ve...

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...

What an animated "bar chart race" of Alberta's GHG emissions from 1990-2018 reveals.

In last month’s blog post I talked about the Climate Lens assessment framework for Canadian infrastructure projects. One of the...

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...