P2 SECTION B: THE CHANGING ECONOMIC WORLD- TEESSIDE Flashcards
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TEESSIDE: BACKGROUND
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- Heavy industrial region in NE (Middlesborough + Stockton)
- Suffering de-industrialization
- Home to 5 of the UK’s worst 25 companies regarding CO2 emissions
- Worsening water quality: industry with River Tees at Stockton heavily polluted in 1990s
- Suffered land pollution from chemical leakage + waste during 1990s and 2000s
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TEESSIDE: CARBON CAPTURE
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- Help save 5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually by 2020s
- Securing 12 000 jobs + creating 2600 new ones between 2015-2025
-> generate greater spending power
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TEESSIDE: SUSTAINABLE MODERN INDUSTRY
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- Technology used to reduce emissions from heavy industry
- Stricter environmental targets + fines
for pollution - Green spaces and industry
- Greener transport encouraged
- Use of renewables + grey water
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TEESSIDE: ‘NET ZERO’
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South Tees Development Corporation:
- STDC governmental group (awarded £123mil funds) charged with bringing area of land (previously for steel work) into productive use
- “Net Zero Teesside” announced 2020: become global leader
- 5500 jobs created, by mid-2025 drive half a billion pounds into regional economy
-> Boost wider UK economy by £3 billion