… Powering the UK’s journey to Net Zero NET ZERO STRATEGY FOR TEES VALLEY | 32 | Mayoral Foreword 3 Executive Summary 4 Our Ten Point Plan For a Net Zero Tees Valley 5 The Net Zero Challenge in Tees Valley 6 The Tees Valley’s Emissions Today 7 Grasping the Opportunity 9 Fitting Into the National…
… Decarbonisation 22 Appendix 2: Public organisation and commercial businesses 26 Appendix 3: Homes and Communities 28 Appendix 4: Transport and infrastructure 30 Appendix 5: Nature and Resources 33 CONTENTS MAYORAL FOREWORD The Tees Valley is proud to be leading the approach to achieve Net Zero, not just because it is the right thing to do but because it is in the interests of our…
… residents and businesses to do so – and we are determined to grab the once-in- a-generation economic opportunity it presents us. Delivering Net Zero is a massive opportunity to bring industry back to Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton and Redcar & Cleveland. Net Zero is not about what we have to give up: It is about what we have to gain – jobs, investment, economic growth…
… and, perhaps most importantly of all, a renewed sense of purpose and pride. If Britain is to achieve its Net Zero targets, the large-scale reduction of emissions from homes, workplaces and transport and the rapid decarbonisation of our national energy supply needs to happen now. But all too often this transition is described in terms of costs and sacrifices – at the expense of benefits. Benefits Tees…
… for areas like ours to quite literally power the national journey to Net Zero. Tees Valley is the obvious place to lead the UK’s environmental ambitions. We are already home to countless game-changing projects powering the way to Net Zero. These projects are already creating thousands of good- quality jobs and safeguarding thousands more – and creating cleaner, healthier and safer communities…