• 2 years ago
Forth Ports gives details on how it will attempt to attain net zero carbon emissions by 2042
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00:00 [wind]
00:13 With every societal and economic shift, our ports have reinvented and regenerated,
00:19 delivering trade, employment and investment in local communities and across our nation,
00:26 generation after generation.
00:29 With a heritage as illustrious as it is industrious, integral to the Industrial Revolution.
00:38 When commodities were first traded in ships, providing jobs and onward distribution,
00:44 and facilitating transatlantic voyages, connecting trade and growing businesses,
00:50 supporting the growth of the early North Sea energy market,
00:55 sustaining thousands of jobs which produce and deliver our daily feedstocks.
01:02 And as globalisation began with the 20ft box, we delivered containers across our docks.
01:09 Then creating vast port-centric multimodal terminals,
01:13 and providing the UK with vital economic building blocks.
01:17 Meeting challenges globally and delivering investment and employment locally.
01:23 And as world climate pressures and headwinds blow, we have never slowed.
01:30 We invest in our infrastructure, our people and the wider supply chain,
01:35 supporting shipment after shipment.
01:38 That's why Carbon Neutral by 2032 and Net Zero by 2042 is our commitment.
01:46 And on our Net Zero journey, we're switching to low-carbon fuels,
01:51 electrifying our ports, our equipment and our machinery.
01:56 Moving to on-site renewable energy generation and promoting low-carbon transportation.
02:02 Backing ourselves with large-scale transformational green port infrastructure.
02:08 Our wider mission? To create an infrastructure platform to accelerate the nation's Net Zero ambition.
02:14 And it's been proven, enabling infrastructure is essential to the growth of any industrial cluster.
02:22 But we build sustainably with net ecological gain, ensuring our habitats remain.
02:29 So as London grows, we grow, ensuring goods across the South East consumer markets continue to flow.
02:38 Reinventing and reshaping low-carbon logistics.
02:44 A leader in supporting supply chains becoming cleaner and greener.
02:50 A freight ferry terminal, rail and aggregate hub solution.
02:55 On-site hydrogen fuel production.
02:58 And innovative data-driven warehouse distribution.
03:02 But we want to go further, supporting our infrastructure with a skills contribution.
03:08 That's why our youth development programmes nurture the next generation.
03:13 The generation who are the future of our UK port operation.
03:18 And as we continue to reinvent, reinvigorate and regenerate,
03:23 our Thames and Forth Green free port partnerships will ensure we accelerate,
03:29 stimulating the nation's green re-industrialisation.
03:33 That's why in Scotland we are leveraging the strength of our group, our people, infrastructure
03:39 and strong trading base across the Forth.
03:42 To create a green growth corridor, ensuring Scotland's industrial heartland continues to thrive.
03:51 Employing our vast infrastructure to help Scotland secure its path to a cleaner future.
03:57 As a world-class green energy producer.
04:01 And as we move to support initiatives in low-carbon alternatives,
04:06 harnessing Scotland's wealth of renewable resources and subsurface storage.
04:12 We share Scotland's vision for a just energy transition.
04:17 Where we continue to trade, protect jobs and maintain an affordable and secure energy supply chain.
04:26 And we're not afraid to think big.
04:29 Privately funding a £150 million investment to support the offshore wind revolution in the North Sea.
04:37 As first movers, we're market ready, building ahead of demand.
04:42 Driving green growth through the integration of marine services, logistics and land.
04:48 And as the water gets deeper and floating wind technology gets nearer,
04:54 we have a high-capacity offshore wind solution.
04:57 And the space to deliver for Scotland at both scale and pace.
05:03 And we're well placed, ensuring Scotland can make the most of all the opportunities.
05:09 Because ultimately, we want Scotland to export its skills and capabilities.
05:15 Turning project activity into long-term sustainable industries, for the benefit of our communities.
05:23 That's why we have committed to delivering Scotland's largest renewables hub.
05:28 The biggest regeneration in the Port of Leith's history.
05:32 To make Scotland's net zero ambition a reality.
05:36 A net zero zone and green centre of excellence in manufacturing, innovation and incubator hubs
05:42 to drive skills and productivity, building affordable housing and local supply chain capability.
05:50 This is what we owe to our customers and local communities.
05:55 To meet the challenges and capture all of these opportunities.
06:01 So across our operations, we will bring together the past, present and future generations
06:08 to create a legacy that supports the UK's ambition for a decarbonised economy and net zero transition.
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