Graham Harris
Emerging Innovators Challenge offers $40m funding for SMEs engaged in GHG reduction
Emission Reduction Alberta (ERA) has announced a new round of funding for innovative greenhouse gas reduction projects - this time aimed...
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Graham Harris
Dec 15, 20223 min read
Alberta's TIER expands, gets tougher - and finally provides cost certainty to the carbon market
A summary of the key changes announced in the TIER Amendment Regulation in Alberta.
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Graham Harris
Nov 16, 20222 min read
$50 million in funding available for transformational technologies for net zero in Alberta
Submissions to ERA's Industrial Transformation Challenge are due Jan 19 and must be supported by a high quality GHG assessment.
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Graham Harris
Jul 4, 20222 min read
The Alberta government is proposing changes to TIER. What are they?
Alberta's government has begun the process of reviewing TIER - the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation. This is the...
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Graham Harris
Apr 26, 20221 min read
Our Carbon Footprint report for 2021
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.
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Graham Harris
Mar 31, 20224 min read
Has 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...
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Graham Harris
Feb 22, 20221 min read
Now owners of small solar PV and wind in Alberta can get paid for their carbon emissions reductions
Solar Offset allows small renewable energy system owners in AB to create and be paid for Offset Credits.
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Graham Harris
Jan 7, 20224 min read
One 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...
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Graham Harris
Dec 6, 20212 min read
Clarification on Project Eligibility for Pneumatic Instruments and Pumps in Alberta
In July of this year (2021), Alberta Environment published a Memorandum, outlining draft guidance for how pneumatic instruments and pump...
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Graham Harris
Nov 22, 20211 min read
Hiring! 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.
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Graham Harris
Nov 4, 20212 min read
Carrots, sticks, oil and gas: the VGR Protocol and COP26
Two very different announcements were made this week regarding emissions from the oil and gas sector in Alberta. One got lots of...
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Graham Harris
Oct 5, 20213 min read
One 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
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Graham Harris
Aug 5, 20211 min read
A closing window: changes to pneumatics offset project eligibility in Alberta
Presenting a flow-chart showing changes to the eligibility of offset projects using the pneumatics Protocol in Alberta.
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Graham Harris
Jul 16, 20214 min read
Understanding 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...
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Graham Harris
Jun 18, 20213 min read
Visualizing three decades of Canada's GHG emissions
Visualization of Canada's GHG emissions from 1990-2019
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Graham Harris
Apr 30, 20214 min read
Compliance 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...
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Graham Harris
Mar 22, 20211 min read
We're carbon neutral, and we'll stay that way
We are pleased to publish our 2020 Carbon Footprint and Climate Commitment report!
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Graham Harris
Feb 5, 20214 min read
There'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.
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Graham Harris
Dec 14, 20203 min read
What 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...
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Graham Harris
Dec 10, 20202 min read
Finding 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,...
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Graham Harris
Nov 10, 20203 min read
The 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...
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Graham Harris
Oct 13, 20202 min read
Where have Alberta's emission offsets come from? (A bar chart race).
An animated visualization of Alberta's emission offsets over time, by project type.
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Graham Harris
Sep 23, 20201 min read
Going, 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...
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Graham Harris
Aug 2, 20204 min read
More 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...
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