North West Hydrogen and Energy Cluster: Route to Net Zero

根据《气候变化法》，英国现在被锁定在2050年二氧化碳净零排放的目标之内。要实现这一点，迫切需要以集群为基础的工业脱碳。当地西北工业已经响应了英国的净零碳目标，并明确表示需要共同制定解决方案。该地区最近投资了释放工业脱碳的设施，并计划大规模生产氢气，以实现能源供应的重大变化。路线图将开始制定一项计划，将整个地区与工业生产相关的所有温室气体排放净为零-寻求在2020年内快速减少排放，与国家和地方的政治宣言保持一致，并定义考虑未来情况的到2050年的无遗憾路径。主要关注柴郡、威尔士东北部部分地区、沃灵顿、利物浦市地区和大曼彻斯特地区的工业排放。兰开夏郡和坎布里亚省更广泛的工业二氧化碳排放和清洁能源前景将被综合考虑。许多企业远离主要排放国，一个计划也必须考虑到这些。为了了解平衡来自清洁能源的充足能源生产和供应所需的战略基础设施投资，一个涵盖这一大片地理区域的路线图被认为是必不可少的。该项目是由西北能源和氢气集群发起的，将行业团结在快速脱碳的共同愿景周围。西北商业领导小组(NWBLT)将帮助凝聚各种利益，并定期举行会议，以进一步在2040年前建立净零碳产业集群。

The UK is now locked into a Net Zero CO2 2050 target by the Climate Change Act. To achieve this, urgent delivery of Cluster-based industrial decarbonisation is essential. Local NW industry has responded to the UK Net Zero-carbon target and articulated that joint working on solutions is needed.The area has seen recent investment in facilities to unlock industrial decarbonisation with plans for scaled hydrogen production to make a major step change in the supply of energy.The roadmap will start to develop a plan to decarbonise to Net Zero all green-house gas emissions associated with the industrial production across the geography -- seeking a rapid reduction in emissions within the 2020's in keeping with both national and local political declarations, and defining no-regret pathways to 2050 that consider future scenarios. The primary focus is on the industrial emissions of Cheshire, parts of North East Wales, Warrington, Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester. Broader industrial CO2 emissions and clean energy prospects in Lancashire and Cumbria will be considered in aggregate. Many businesses are remote from major emitters and a plan must consider these also.A roadmap that encompasses this large geography is viewed as essential in order to understand the strategic infrastructure investment required to balance sufficient production and supply of energy from clean sources.The project was initiated by the North West Energy and Hydrogen Cluster, uniting industry around a common vision for rapid decarbonisation. The North West Business Leadership Team (NWBLT) will help coalesce the various interests and meets regularly to further the establishment of a Net Zero carbon industrial Cluster by 2040.