https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/great-lakes-waste-heat-clean-energy/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:46:32 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=157185 Using waste heat from sewers, data centres and power plants could cut costs and reduce the impacts of climate change in a growing region Brett Walton Analysis electricity Great Lakes nature-based climate solutions Ontario renewable energy solutions Photo: Supplied by Ever-Green Energy An industrial energy plant with steam blowing out of its main smokestack. https://thenarwhal.ca/saskatchewan-farmers-soil-tech/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=114502 Digital sensors measure soil quality, GPS systems guide tractors, drones check the cows — as farming adopts higher-tech methods, some hope it will help the environment, too Delaney Seiferling In-Depth On the ground farming nature-based climate solutions Saskatchewan A farmer poses next to a weather and crop management stations near his farm outside Fillmore, Saskatchewan https://thenarwhal.ca/southern-ontario-nature-economy/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=110394 Talk of a green economy might evoke images of solar panels and carbon capture. But work to conserve and restore ecosystems is already driving economic activity Emma McIntosh Analysis On the ground Great Lakes nature-based climate solutions Ontario solutions The Green Economy water Photo: Christopher Katsarov Luna / The Narwhal / The Local Green* Economy: Toronto's waterfront and the Toronto Islands on a misty morning https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-grasslands-restoration/ Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=96948 Most of the grasslands that once dotted Ontario have been lost to development and agriculture. Bringing back these carbon-rich landscapes would be good for birds, bees, butterflies and people Emma McIntosh On the ground Greenbelt nature-based climate solutions Ontario solutions Photo: Kevin Lamb / WWF-Canada. Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal Grassland restoration: an handful of seeds in the palm of a hand, with grasses and plants in the background https://thenarwhal.ca/peat-wildfire-toxic-chemicals/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=83710 In areas rich in peat, like those surrounding Alberta's oilsands, wildfires are releasing thousands of years’ worth of absorbed pollution, unleashing long-dormant toxic contents upon the world Colin McCarter and Mike Waddington News Alberta Wildfires nature-based climate solutions peatland permafrost water Wildfire Photo: Kristin Marie Enns-Kavanagh / ​​Flickr Silhouetted trees grow in wetlands as mist rises above water https://thenarwhal.ca/yukon-youth-climate-plan/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 20:57:16 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=83320 A heating climate is changing the world for these young people — and they are leading Yukon First Nations’ climate vision Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood In-Depth climate change Indigenous Rights nature-based climate solutions solutions Ryan Kyikavichik in Yukon looks out on the water, wearing a vest boot and hat with a boat in the background on a cloudy day https://thenarwhal.ca/downtown-winnipeg-natural-infrastructure/ Wed, 04 Jan 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=67351 Taking cues from innovative projects like downtown Edmonton’s Warehouse Park, a focus on nature-based solutions could breathe new life into Winnipeg’s core Julia-Simone Rutgers Analysis climate adaptation climate change Manitoba nature-based climate solutions urban development Winnipeg A rendering of the proposed Warehouse Park in downtown Edmonton shows walking paths, trees and seating https://thenarwhal.ca/cop15-nature-agreement-canada/ Tue, 20 Dec 2022 23:43:35 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=66947 196 countries set new global targets to stop the biodiversity crisis. The test now is to put words into action Ainslie Cruickshank In-Depth B.C. climate change COP15 Democracy Endangered Species Indigenous protected areas nature-based climate solutions wildlife Photo: UN Biodiversity / Flickr Delegates clap as 196 countries agreed to a new global biodiversity framwork to save nature against a turqoise background that says 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference COP15 https://thenarwhal.ca/cop15-canada-lead-negotiator/ Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:32:28 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=65604 As the number of plants and animals declines faster than at any other point in human history, Tara Shannon will head Canada's seat at the COP15 negotiating table Ainslie Cruickshank News B.C. climate change COP15 Democracy Endangered Species Indigenous protected areas nature-based climate solutions wildlife Photo: Convention on Biological Diversity / Flickr https://thenarwhal.ca/cop15-harmful-subsidies-biodiversity/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 22:38:35 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=65410 Amid a biodiversity crisis, 196 countries are hashing out a new agreement to save nature. Will governments commit — again — to stop subsidizing its destruction? Ainslie Cruickshank Explainer B.C. climate change COP15 Democracy Endangered Species Indigenous protected areas Indigenous-led conservation nature-based climate solutions wildlife Photo: Garth Lenz / The Narwhal Flaring at Encana pad near Tower Gas Plant well #16-06-081-17. https://thenarwhal.ca/cop15-montreal-biodiversity-crisis-2022/ Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:14:52 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=64405 Thousands of people are converging on Montreal for the United Nations’ biodiversity conference, the world’s big chance to agree on a path forward to save nature — and ourselves Ainslie Cruickshank Explainer B.C. climate change COP15 Democracy Endangered Species Indigenous protected areas nature-based climate solutions wildlife Photo: Jeremy Koreski / The Narwhal A photo of three northern mountain caribou in a snow alpine area, a rocky peak is visible in the background