Greenhouse Gas Verification
Brightspot Climate Inc. is an accredited greenhouse gas verification body by the Standards Council of Canada.
Brightspot’s experts have completed hundreds of independent verifications of industrial facility greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reports and corporate GHG inventories. These engagements require in-depth knowledge of applicable quantification methodologies and appropriate organizational boundaries.
Brightspot currently acts as a verifier for numerous Canadian provincial regulations and a range of voluntary disclosures.
Brightspot Climate conducts all verification engagements in accordance with ISO 14064‑3:2019, consistent with the requirements of ISO 14065:2020 and ISO 17029:2019.
Brightspot Climate’s accreditation by the Standards Council of Canada supports verification across a broad range of regulated and voluntary programs. Detailed accreditation scope and sector coverage is available on our Accreditation page.
Federal Programs
- Canada Output-Based Pricing System (OBPS)
- Canada Federal Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP / CFR)
Provincial Programs
- Alberta Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation (TIER)
- Alberta TIER Offset System
- British Columbia Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act (GGIRCA)
- BC CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program
- BC CleanBC Industry Fund
- BC Clean Infrastructure Royalty Credit Program
- Saskatchewan Management and Reduction of Greenhouse Gases (MRGHG) Regulations
- Ontario Emissions Performance Standards (EPS)
- Newfoundland & Labrador Management of Greenhouse Gas Reporting Regulation
- Nova Scotia GHG Quantification, Reporting and Verification (QRV)
Voluntary Frameworks and Registries
- CSA Clean Projects Registry
- Isometric (voluntary carbon registry)
- CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)
- Greenhouse Gas Protocol (corporate inventories)
- Voluntary corporate GHG reporting frameworks
Industrial Facilities
Brightspot Climate provides GHG verification services for industrial facilities across a range of sectors, including:
- Agricultire and Agri-food
- Oil & gas extraction and processing (natural gas plants, in-situ oil sands, refining, upgrading)
- Electricity generation (hydro, coal, natural gas, cogeneration)
- Pulp and paper
- Mining (coal, oil sands)
- Pipelines
- Petrochemicals
- Public sector (e.g., universities)
Offset Projects
Brightspot Climate also has extensive experience verifying emission offset projects under the Alberta TIER Offset System.
Our team has verified the following types of offset projects:
- Energy efficiency
- Renewable electricity generation
- Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
- Methane reduction through pneumatic devices
- Waste heat recovery
- Waste management
- Conservation cropping
- Beef and dairy management
- Nitrogen fertilizer management