pre-release: figure 3

Question 1

how much will thiis project cost?

Answer 1

£10 billion

Question 2

what are the economic benefits of tidal gateway?

Answer 2

• 130 turbines generate enough elec for 2 million homes
• develop exitsting industries [mutiplier effect]
• saving £250 milliion a year by improving transport link = save 750 000 litres of fuel
• genertae £400m a year = economic growth [use money for further development]
• new industry = generates £20 billion over 20 years
  = helps the North - South divide

Question 3

what are the social benefits of the tidal gateway?

Answer 3

• creates 13 000 jobs [inc income, GNI]
• reduce traffic conjestion on the M6
• could provide a route for power/communication cables
• reduce journey times from North Lacashire to West Cumbria by 75%

Question 4

name 2 enviromental benefits of the tidal gateway project:

Answer 4

• saving £370m / year by genertaing emission-free energy = not damaging the enviroment
• saving £100m / year by protecting the enviroment against futurer flooding/storm damage

Question 5

whats the problem with the energy trilema?

Answer 5

• cannot satisfy all of the 3 secors at once

Question 6

what can potentially be done to minimise enviromental damge

Answer 6

• create new habitats for the birds
• would add to the already very high cost [not likely to happen]

Question 7

why do people think its a waste of money?

Answer 7

• takes 25 years
• during that time [rapid growth] other services/infastructure will become under more pressure
• £10 billion should be spent on improvign existing road/rail netwoks = would be quicker
• locals dont want more tourists in the summer as it is alr overcrowded
  [more noise, air, waste pollution]
• make economic sitatuion worse in Barrow-in-Furness = ppl may leave to work elesewhere

Question 8

main benefit of the transport link to Cumbria:

Answer 8

• bring skills-based taining and employment [higly educated] into places like Barrow-in-Farrow = tertiarry/quatnary sector inc
• protect against the effects of climate change = reduce tidal surges, flood risk and further damage to infastcruture

Question 9

what is the importance of the area?

Answer 9

• areas of oustanding natural beuaty
• sites of specific scientific intrest
• high biodiversity
• many factors inc locals QOL