South Wales Industry - A Plan for Clean Growth

南威尔士工业集群(SWIC)是一个多样化的关键行业组合，这些行业走到一起，共同实现脱碳和清洁增长的共同目标，提供就业保障。各地区工业基础不同，既有共同的挑战，也有独特的挑战。代表的行业包括钢铁/炼油/电力/造纸/镍/绝缘/化学品/液化天然气进口/皇家造币厂/一般制造。SWIC旨在推进一项集群计划，其愿景是“发展一个世界领先的、真正可持续的产业，适应2030年、2040年、2050年及以后的社会需求”，纳入循环经济革命，导致更智能、更绿色、更健康的社会。SWIC的目标是到2040年实现NZC。目前的碳排放量为1600万吨二氧化碳/年(占英国排放量的5%)，其中1000万吨二氧化碳/年直接来自工业，600万吨二氧化碳/年来自发电。实现NZC将为英国到2050年实现净零的目标做出重大贡献。NZC必须在“人、地球和利润”的更广泛背景下实现，在一个具有全球竞争力的市场中实现真正可持续的清洁增长，保持一个不断增长、清洁、充满活力和多样化的工业部门区域，潜在地会产生40,000个以上的新工作岗位。第二阶段的工作将继续为所有类型的成员定义NZC选项，包括英国最大的两个工业二氧化碳排放者，以及整个地区不同行业的许多其他大型排放点。第二阶段将确定最好的低碳能源选择，这些选择将适用于多个行业用户，并在该地区定义独特的“迷你集群”。这将为重要的地方和区域基础设施的规划提供信息并提供帮助。这4个沿海“迷你集群”将连接最大的二氧化碳排放国，除了连接英国的碳储存设施外，还将创造碳捕获和使用的机会。还将发展包括可再生能源和氢气在内的低碳能源基础设施。(第三季度-附录)。SWIC计划围绕NZC的5个步骤，5种空间分区类型将允许SWIC立即采取措施，以较低的机会招致“后悔资本”。该计划的目标是在2040年前实现NZC集群，重点关注该地区的社会需求、循环经济和清洁增长愿望，解决西南地区产业面临的共同和独特的商业和运营挑战。SWIC将与英国其他集群地区合作，优化脱碳成果。专业能源咨询公司CR Plus正在领导该项目，得到20多个关键合作伙伴的广泛支持。第二阶段是一个机会，可以联合努力，确定方向，进一步扩大范围和确定实现SWIC愿景所需的行动。

The South Wales Industrial Cluster (SWIC) is a diverse mix of critical industry that have come together to collaboratively achieve common objectives for decarbonisation and clean growth delivering job security. The regions diverse industrial base presents both common and unique challenges. Sectors represented include steel/oil-refining/power/ paper/Nickel/insulation/chemicals/LNG import/Royal-Mint/general-manufacturing.SWIC aims to progress a cluster plan driven by a vision of "developing a world leading truly sustainable industry befitting the societal needs of 2030, 2040, 2050 and beyond" incorporating a circular economy revolution leading to a smarter, greener, and healthier society.SWIC's goal is NZC by 2040\. Current carbon emissions are 16MtCO2/y (5% of UK emissions), comprising 10MTCO2/y direct from industry and 6MTCO2/y from power generation. Achieving NZC will provide a significant contribution to the UK's goal of becoming net zero by 2050\. NZC must be realised in the broader context of 'People, Planet and Profit', achieving truly sustainable clean growth, within a globally competitive market, maintaining a growing, clean vibrant and diverse industrial sector region with potentially 40,000+ new jobs arising.The Phase-2 work will continue to define NZC options for all types of members including two of the largest industrial UK CO2 emitters plus many other large emitting sites from diverse sectors spread across the whole region. Phase2 will identify the best low carbon energy options that will work for multiple industry users and define distinctive 'mini-clusters' in the region. This will inform and assist planning for significant local and regional infrastructure. The 4 coastal 'mini-clusters' will connect the largest CO2 emitters, creating opportunities for carbon capture and use in addition connections to UK carbon storage facilities. Low carbon energy infrastructure including renewables and hydrogen will also be developed. (Q3-appendix).SWIC Plans centre around a 5 stepped approach to NZC, 5 spatial zone types will allow SWIC to take immediate steps toward NZC with a low chance of incurring "Regret Capital". As well as targeting a NZC cluster by 2040, this plan focuses on societal needs, circular economy and clean growth aspirations of the region, tackling the common and unique commercial & operational challenges facing SW industry.SWIC will work with other UK cluster regions to optimise decarbonisation outcomes.Specialist energy consultancy CR Plus are leading the project supported by a wide breadth 20+ key partners. Phase2 represents an opportunity to coalesce efforts, cement a direction and to further scope and define the action required to achieve the SWIC vision.