P2 SECTION B: THE CHANGING ECONOMIC WORLD- TEESSIDE

Question 1

TEESSIDE: BACKGROUND

Answer 1

• 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

Question 2

TEESSIDE: CARBON CAPTURE

Answer 2

• 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

Question 3

TEESSIDE: SUSTAINABLE MODERN INDUSTRY

Answer 3

• 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

Question 4

TEESSIDE: ‘NET ZERO’

Answer 4

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