https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-election-stephanson-kinew-climate/ Sat, 02 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=86361 As the province heads to the polls by early October, health care, the cost of living and public safety are top of mind. But the environment plays a role in each Julia-Simone Rutgers Analysis Explainer climate change electric vehicles hydroelectricity Manitoba Manitoba Election 2023 Winnipeg Photo: John Woods / Canadian Press Manitoba power lines stretch to the horizon https://thenarwhal.ca/climate-optimist-electric-vehicles/ Sat, 21 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=50879 In an excerpt from his new book, How to be a Climate Optimist, Chris Turner discusses one spark of his climate hope: how quickly the electric vehicle industry has grown since he first saw a showcase of prototypes 20 years ago Chris Turner Opinion climate change electric vehicles solutions Photo: Shawn Parkinson https://thenarwhal.ca/electric-vehicles-canada-battery-recycling/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:32:48 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=43183 Electric vehicles are booming in B.C. and that means the province has a unique opportunity to divert some of the world’s most sought-after clean-energy minerals from a potentially hazardous waste stream Matt Simmons In-Depth B.C. climate change electric vehicles mining Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal Electric vehicles in Canada: an illustration of a dump truck atop an EV battery with wheels https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-electric-vehicle-policy/ Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:56:41 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=41017 After the Progressive Conservatives pulled the plug on most of Ontario’s green vehicles, a couple power players stepped in with a plan. Now the government seems to be keying in Fatima Syed In-Depth climate change Doug Ford election electric vehicles Ontario Ontario election 2022 Illustration: Carol Linnitt / The Narwhal Illustration of Ontario Premier Doug Ford holding charging cables for electric vehicles https://thenarwhal.ca/federal-election-2021-electric-vehicles/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:20:50 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=34999 As Canadian political parties campaign on increasing zero-emission infrastructure, mining reform advocates warn of the environmental implications of expected rapid growth in mineral extraction Matt Simmons News climate change Conservative Party of Canada electric vehicles Federal Election 2021 Green Party of Canada Liberal Party of Canada mining Mining Association of Canada MiningWatch NDP Pierre Gratton Photo: Wikimedia Commons https://thenarwhal.ca/throne-speech-canada-climate-action/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 01:03:17 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=22448 From creating thousands of jobs in energy efficiency building retrofits to cutting the tax rate for green manufacturing companies, the Trudeau government has amped up its commitments to tackle climate change as part of the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic Ainslie Cruickshank News climate change coronavirus COVID-19 electric vehicles energy efficiency federal policy nature-based climate solutions retrofits Solar panel installation https://thenarwhal.ca/yukon-electric-vehicles-climate-change/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 22:00:36 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=22222 Territorial government’s new climate change strategy focuses on emissions reduction in transportation, with sector contributing more than half of Yukon’s greenhouse gas output Julien Gignac News climate change electric vehicles renewable energy yukon climate change transportation greenhouse gas emissions https://thenarwhal.ca/what-a-liberal-minority-government-means-for-canadas-environment/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 05:37:20 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=14635 From the carbon tax to fossil fuel subsidies, here are eight things we can expect from a minority government Emma Gilchrist Explainer News canada election carbon tax climate change election electoral reform electric vehicles Fossil Fuel Subsidies Indigenous protected areas plastics protected areas Trans-Mountain trudeau climate change Justin Trudeau Liberal minority government environment https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-to-phase-out-gas-powered-vehicles-by-2040/ Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:43:54 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=10868 Legislation will make British Columbia leading jurisdiction in North America Emma Gilchrist News climate change electric vehicles solutions Michelle Mungall electric vehicle announcement https://thenarwhal.ca/the-definitive-guide-to-buying-an-electric-car-in-canada/ Mon, 14 May 2018 03:35:02 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=4726 Is it time to buy an electric vehicle? 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