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
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