Carl Meyer
Ontario reporter, climate investigations
Carl Meyer is The Narwhal's Ontario reporter, climate investigations, based in Ottawa. In 2024 he won a Canadian Association of Journalists award for his dogged reporting on the climate pledges of oilsands companies. From 2017 to 2021 he worked at Canada's National Observer where he wrote about the science and politics of climate change. Prior to this, he worked as a foreign policy journalist at the Hill Times where he covered defence, diplomacy and international trade. During his 14 years in Ottawa, he has also reported on Statistics Canada's national economic indicators and has written for outlets such as Yahoo News. In his spare time, Carl loves playing music and spending time with his family. Carl's position is supported in part by the Trottier Family Foundation. As per The Narwhal's editorial independence policy, the foundation has no editorial input.
Stories by Carl Meyer
Did Trans Mountain actually make gasoline cheaper in Canada’s most expensive city?
Prices are still high at Vancouver’s pumps — but an economist who predicted price relief...
Three MPs set politics aside for a cross-party effort against corporate greenwashing
Liberal, NDP and Bloc Québécois joined forces against greenwashing and oil companies don’t like the...
How Canada helped fossil fuel companies improve global ‘perception’ of the oilsands
Pathways Alliance took the stage at Canada’s 2022 UN climate summit pavilion, months before the...
Oil, gas and cigarettes
Oil and gas industry allies’ pushback against plans to ban ads and limit emissions is...
5 takeaways from Canada’s draft rules for an oil and gas emissions cap
Draft plan would set Canada apart from its fossil fuel competitors, says Environment Minister Steven...
Smoke, out: cities discuss fossil fuel ad ban, echoing tobacco fight
Both advocates and detractors of a fossil fuel ad ban are following a familiar script...
Pathways Alliance’s oilsands carbon capture project won’t undergo Alberta environmental assessment
Officials have decided a provincial environmental assessment will not be required of the $16B carbon...
Canada is set to meet — and beat — its goal of reducing emissions 40 per cent from federal buildings and cars
Minister Anita Anand said reducing government carbon pollution by 719,000 tonnes from 2005 levels is...
‘We don’t need a cap’: oil and gas CEO says key federal climate policy would divide Canadians
Despite multiple rounds of consultations, Cenovus CEO Jon McKenzie says he’s still not convinced a...