2,000 new skilled jobs will be created in the North East of England as emissions reductions industries prepare to break new ground.
Construction of the East Coast Cluster in Teesside will begin in 2025, forming a key part of wider government aims to ‘reignite’ industrial heartlands following decades of decline. Contracts for this phase of the project were signed yesterday, Tuesday 10th December, around one week after the Downing Street unveiled its Plan for Change policy.
Following confirmation of a £21.7billion public finance commitment to develop the UK’s carbon capture and storage infrastructure, the new development will ‘unlock’ £4billion in private contracts, according to government claims, supporting transformation of the regional economy and the establishment of green industries in the area.
‘Today’s investment is proof that this government is taking a different approach by putting growth first and investing in the industries of the future. That means thousands of jobs secured in the North East and across the UK for years to come,’ said Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. ‘This is only the start. Our Plan for Change puts more money in working people’s pockets, secures home-grown energy and protects billpayers, so tyrants like Putin can’t attack the living standards of working people again.
‘The Prime Minister was clear last week – our plan for change is going to put more money in working people’s pockets. Today’s announcement delivers both – new jobs and economic growth. This investment launches a new era for clean energy in Britain – boosting energy security, backing industries, and supporting thousands of highly skilled jobs in Teesside and the North East,’ added Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband. ‘This is the government’s mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower in action – replacing Britain’s energy insecurity with homegrown clean power that rebuilds the strength of our industrial heartlands.’
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