HEXHAM MP Guy Opperman has praised the Prime Minister's 10 point plan ahead of the COP26 summit next month.

More than £5.8 billion of foreign investment in green projects has been secured since the launch of the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan along with at least 56,000 jobs in the UK’s clean industries, the government has set out last week.

Since the launch of the Prime Ministers 10 point plan, more than £5.6 billion of foreign investment in green projects have been secured.

This major green investment boost, revealed in new data released by the Department for International Trade, helps to drive forward the Prime Minister’s ambitions to make the UK a global leader in green technology and finance.

It includes more than £650 million in advancing offshore wind this year alone, supporting almost 3,600 jobs across the Humber and North-East and over £900 million in accelerating the shift to zero-emissions vehicles.

Guy Opperman, said: "Tackling climate change is one of our biggest challenges, and I welcome the progress the government has made over the last year in getting towards net-zero.

"A Green Industrial Revolution is truly underway in the North East, with the new giga factory in Blyth, and green jobs going to Nissan. Our region is going to be vital in delivering our country’s transition to Net Zero.’"

Envision AESC will invest over £400 million in battery manufacturing for example, as part of a £1 billion project with Nissan and Sunderland Council to create a flagship Electric Vehicle Hub. ENI Spa has invested more than £400 million in offshore wind.

UK and international investment have backed the vision of a Green Industrial Revolution since the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan was launched, with around 56,000 green jobs across the UK economy either already online or in the pipeline over the next decade – including in electric vehicle manufacturing in Sunderland, Hydrogen facilities in Teesside, and offshore wind in Northumberland, Yorkshire and Humber.