The £250billion (NZ$535billion) cost of developing Canada’s controversial tar sands between now and 2025 could be used to decarbonise the western economy by funding ambitious solar power schemes in the Sahara or a European wide shift to electric vehicles, according to a new report released today by WWF and The Co-operative.
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You can learn more about the Canadian Tar Sands go to wikipedia. Or check out some of the campaigns against expansion of the Tar Sands: