Climate change

Climate change is beginning to bite in the region. In Summer 2007, flooding caused devastation to large parts of South Yorkshire and around the Humber estuary.

Flooded roads in Sheffield in 2007

The 2007 floods resulted in:

• Damage to 35,000 homes
• A cost to the UK economy of over £3bn
• The loss of 14 lives

We need to reduce our emissions whilst adapting to these increased flood risks. To do this we need to:

• Stop expansion of the region's airports
  at Doncaster, Leeds-Bradford and Humberside.
• Support the development of a renewable energy industry
  The region has potential for offshore and onshore wind projects and hydro-electric schemes.
• Promote sustainable housing
  By ensuring the new homes built in the region are highly energy efficient and not built on flood plains.

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