(Tar sands) No long-term future in tar sands, says Alberta's premier

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http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/30/no-long-term-future-in-tar-sands-alberta-rachel-notley

Rachel Notley supports a switch to clean energy to help Canada’s biggest oil-producing province move beyond fossil fuels within a century

No long-term future in tar sands, says Alberta's premier
Suzanne Goldenberg in Fort McMurray, Alberta
Wednesday 30 September 2015 09.12 EDT

The leader of Canada’s biggest oil-producing province has declared she sees no long-term future in fossil fuels, predicting Alberta would wean itself off dirty energy within a century.

In an early reveal of her forthcoming new energy policy, Alberta’s Rachel Notley said she would fight climate change by cleaning up the tar sands, shutting down coal-fired power plants, and converting to wind and solar power.

Notley also forecast an eventual future beyond fossil fuels – a dramatic change for Alberta - and a track that has put her on a collision course with Canada’s conservative prime minister, Stephen Harper.

The Alberta leader is due to unveil the new policy ahead of the international UN climate conference in Paris this December.