CarbonFreeports: Freeports as opportunities, not threats, for place based decarbonisation. Final report

This project explores the concept of CarbonFreeports – examining policy alignment between the Freeports strategy and UK Government commitments to low carbon investment towards Net Zero goals. CarbonFreeports provide a platform from which to explore the role of Freeports in stimulating low carbon forms of mobility, and innovation in transport infrastructure development, planning and practice, and examining the socio-economic and environmental justice implications of current Freeport investment. Using a qualitative empirical research approach, we conducted semi-structured interviews with key regional stakeholders in Teesside and Liverpool City Region Freeport plans, and held workshops and webinars for further exploration and development of CarbonFreeport futures.