A flux tower installed as part of a network of sensors measuring greenhouse gas emissions across Canadian wetlands.

Prairie wetlands emissions lower than expected

Research from Ducks Unlimited Canada used high-tech towers to measure greenhouse gas coming off wetlands

Wetlands in Western Canada may emit significantly less methane than previously thought, according to recent research from Ducks Unlimited Canada. “There was always this notion that Prairie wetlands might be emitting a bunch of methane in the spring as they thaw,” said project lead Pascal Badiou, one of the scientists working for DUC’s research arm,

Earth’s energy budget needs to balance

Meteorology 101: The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon, but it’s been ‘enhanced’

In the last class of Meteorology 101, we looked at how heat moves around by examining conduction, convection, advection and latent heat transfer. This week we will explore the Earth’s energy balance, or what is often referred to as our energy budget. First, let’s look at the greenhouse effect. It’s a topic that gets some


Mario Tenuta, Jared Munro and Wayne Rempel speak during a panel discussion at the KAP AGM Jan. 24.

KAP members call for more BMP research

Nitrogen emission concerns were among key issues raised at the organization’s AGM

KAP members called on their leaders to push governments for more long-term research on nitrogen management. “We need the research to get it done,” said David Rourke. He brought the issue forward in a resolution at Keystone Agricultural Producers’ annual general meeting in Winnipeg Jan. 25-26. The federal and provincial governments are pushing and paying

smokestacks

Comment: Taxes out, subsidies in

Australia and the U.S. are passing major climate bills – without taxing carbon

At last, there’s action on climate change. The United States recently passed its largest climate bill ever and Australia is set to usher a 43 per cent emissions target into law, although the Greens will try to amend the bill so the climate impacts of new gas and coal projects are considered. Good news, right?

File photo of a garbage dump at Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. (Rlesyk/iStock/Getty Images)

Canada launches offset credits to help tackle emissions

Landfill gas protocols now launched; ag-related protocols soon to follow

Reuters — Canada on Wednesday launched a credit system for greenhouse gas offsets, a major part of its plan to cut carbon emissions, starting with a set of rules stipulating how projects can generate tradeable credits by capturing gas from landfills. The government said protocols for four other sectors including agriculture and forest management are


Project to analyze wetland carbon capture

Project to analyze wetland carbon capture

The study, taking in both cattle and cropland, hopes to see results by 2023

A joint study in southwestern Manitoba hopes to jump-start understanding of carbon storage and greenhouse gas release from wetlands in two important agricultural landscapes. The study has deployed sensor-equipped towers (flux towers) to measure carbon dioxide and methane emissions from wetlands on both cattle and annual crop farms. The project is funded by the Canadian

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to media at the GLOBE Forum 2022 in Vancouver on March 29, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)

Canada lays out $9.1 billion roadmap to meet 2030 climate targets

About $1 billion earmarked for new or expanded ag programs

Reuters — Canada released its first real roadmap to meeting 2030 climate targets on Tuesday, laying out detailed plans and $9.1 billion in new spending to cut planet-warming carbon emissions after years failing to meet its goals. The Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) is the first time Canada has had a comprehensive plan, rather than just