Climate change conference plan

ORGANISATIONS from across the Humber have put forward their case for inclusion at the UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 – known as COP26.

The event, being held in Glasgow in November, welcomed submissions from across the UK. Hull is the city outside of London most at risk from rising sea levels, while the Humber region’s industrial cluster has the highest levels of emissions of all. Stakeholders are pushing for a whole place approach to both the obstacles and solutions to climate change and decarbonisation issues in order for the region to meet its net-zero goals. Submissions also seek to highlight the huge potential of the region as well as the ways organisations are currently transforming the approach – shining a spotlight on the worldclass research and industrial expertise in the Humber, which demonstrates how decarbonisation can be achieved while the local economy continues to thrive.

Stephen Parnaby OBE, chair of the Humber LEP, said: “It’s fantastic to see so many organisations across our region coming together and working towards this shared goal – to see industrial emissions reduced, businesses finding more environmentally friendly ways of working and solutions to climate change issues, residents living in a sustainable way, and tackling the obstacles created by rising sea levels.

“The Humber is the place where the biggest impact can be had and we know that without change in the Humber, the UK as a whole cannot reach its goals for emissions, which is why we hope to be able to bring our whole-place message to COP26.”

Known as the Energy Estuary, the region is home to the world’s largest wind farms, and has just secured funding to develop huge decarbonisation projects for traditional industry.