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North of Tyne Combined Authority

… thousands of jobs. 1.2 The North East has been active in offshore wind since the inception of the sector. The UK’s first offshore wind farm was constructed off the coast of Blyth in 2000 and the region is a national centre for offshore renewable energy technology and innovation. The region benefits from a rich mix of local enterprises and global organisations across many stages of the supply chain…

… will include proposals for funding and delivery mechanisms to support bottom-up energy generation. The Fund would support zero carbon projects with a long-term return. Details are outlined in Appendix 3. ➢ Allocation of £100k to develop a pipeline of future interventions to support citizen, community and public sector engagement, which would be brought back to Cabinet in due course. This would…

…, local authorities and regions – in the shape of firm net-zero targets which typically range from 2030 to 2050, and in emerging investment and delivery plans. Several local authorities have brought forward operational plans to decarbonise their operations within a short timeframe, and we are seeing new approaches to sustainable energy, waste disposal and transport (in particular) emerge…

… be system-wide – spanning the public, private and social sectors, and using all of the levers we have to generate the scale of investment and collaboration that is needed. 1.7 Local Authorities are already responding – with initiatives ranging from bottom-up citizen engagement to waste reduction, transport planning innovation, energy generation and investment in the region’s considerable…

… transition, and is investing in clean energy generation and planning substantial tree planting for sequestration. 1.8 Each Local Authority has also made carbon reduction commitments as per the table below: Local Authority Target (s) Northumberland County Council • Half Northumberland County Council carbon emissions from 2010 baseline by 2025. This is equivalent to 26,971…