The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Natural climate solutions could offset 11 per cent of Canada’s emissions by 2030: report https://thenarwhal.ca/climate-change-solutions-science-advances/ Fri, 04 Jun 2021 18:40:16 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=29507 Study published in Science Advances finds protecting and restoring natural ecosystems, such as wetlands, forests and grasslands, could help Canada meet its climate goals Sharon J. Riley News carbon cache climate change farming grasslands Indigenous protected areas nature-based climate solutions solutions Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal Ben Campbell Alberta ranchers fear loss of grazing lands due to proposed coal mine https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-ranchers-grazing-lands-coal-mines/ Sat, 10 Oct 2020 16:02:05 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=22730 Public use of previously protected lands and water quality of Oldman River threatened after Alberta rescinds 44-year-old coal policy, just as the Grassy Mountain Coal Project moves through application process Piper Whelan In-Depth agriculture Alberta Alberta coal mining cattle coal grasslands mining ranching John Smith Livingston Range What’s an intact forest worth? The tricky task of quantifying Canada’s nature-based climate solutions https://thenarwhal.ca/nature-based-climate-solutions-carbon-offsets/ Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:10:37 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=21908 Carbon offsets, explained James Wilt Explainer carbon cache climate change farmland forests grasslands Indigenous nature-based climate solutions Wetland Grizzly bear Great Bear Rainforest Meet the Canadian farmers fighting climate change https://thenarwhal.ca/canadian-farmers-climate-change/ Sat, 05 Sep 2020 16:13:06 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=21791 Conservation and agriculture have often been at odds. But as Ottawa develops the first federal carbon offset standard, farming techniques that reduce greenhouse gas emissions are having a moment Sharon J. Riley In-Depth Alberta carbon cache cattle climate change farming farmland grasslands nature-based climate solutions ranching Saskatchewan solutions Paul Thoroughgood sustainable farming Meet the people saving Canada’s native grasslands https://thenarwhal.ca/carbon-cache-grasslands/ Sat, 01 Aug 2020 00:50:35 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=20860 Grasslands sequester billions of tonnes of carbon and support hundreds of plant species and over 60 species at risk. They are also one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood In-Depth Alberta carbon cache cattle climate change grasslands Indigenous nature-based climate solutions ranchers Saskatchewan solutions Api'soomaahka, William Singer, One key solution to the world’s climate woes? Canada’s natural landscapes https://thenarwhal.ca/climate-canadas-natural-landscapes/ Wed, 08 Jul 2020 22:51:08 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=20067 Scientists have found protecting nature can provide more than one-third of the emissions reductions required to meet the world’s 2030 climate targets, thrusting Canada — home to 25 per cent of the planet’s wetlands and boreal forests — into the hot seat Jimmy Thomson In-Depth boreal forest carbon cache climate change farming forests grasslands Hudson Bay Lowlands James Bay Lowlands nature-based climate solutions peatland wetlands Canada boreal forest Northern Ontario