More than £15 billion of private investment “waiting to be unleashed on the Humber” could make the region a ‘lighthouse’ when it comes to putting the spotlight on Net Zero.
In what gave a preview of a 2030 vision set to be officially unveiled as part of the upcoming Waterline Summit, key stakeholders gathered for a roundtable discussion on making it a just transition for the Energy Estuary. Inward-investing Equinor joined Offshore Energies UK to host the event at Aura Innovation Centre at Hessle, and having respectfully paused with the passing of the Queen, the rescheduled timing made it almost a fringe event for the three-day focus looming, with several panelists involved in both.
With a prospectus packed with details on the 18 projects with allied intent for one of the most carbon intensive regions on the globe now published, there is a sense that monumental climate solutions are in touching distance.
