Province to phase out coal use, implement carbon tax

Premier Rachel Notley addresses the media during Sunday's unveiling of Alberta's Climate Leadership Plan

Alberta is set to accelerate its transition to renewable energy sources following the unveiling of Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan.

The plan, released Sunday in Edmonton, was created under the guidance of the Climate Change Advisory Panel and will see Alberta’s reliance on coal diminished and eventually phased out.

“Alberta is going to stop being the problem and instead we will be the solution,” said Premier Rachel Notley.

Highlights of the plan include:

“We are going to do our part to address one of the world’s greatest problems,” said Notley. “We are going to put capital to work, investing in new technologies, better efficiency, and job-creating investments in green infrastructure. We are going to write a made-in-Alberta policy that works for our province and our industries, and keeps our capital here in Alberta.”

For more information, visit Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan

With files from the Canadian Press