The Solent Cluster is being developed and supported by the collaboration of a wide variety of businesses, industries and organisations.
The Solent LEP is the lead economic organisation for the Solent, which includes the city of Southampton and surrounding areas. Its economic strategy, Solent 2050, includes being at the forefront of innovations to adapt to climate change, with towns and cities that are fantastic places to live and trade, and which offer opportunities for all our communities to flourish.
Initiatives to tackle the impact of a changing climate remain critical to our region’s long-term prosperity and our important coastal communities. This Cluster’s influence as a collaboration will ensure the Solent becomes a leading centre for low carbon investment, one that will grow the regional economy, protect skilled jobs, and create new employment opportunities in the energy technologies and industries of tomorrow.
One of our strategic priorities is to develop a world-class talent base to help people at all stages of their careers build the skills they need to respond to new technology and drive an innovative knowledge-based economy. The job prospects that will stem from decarbonising our region will be vast, and we need to ensure we have everything in place to enable and empower those from our communities to take advantage of what will be on offer.
As a founding member of the Cluster, we are confident the LEP can help bring together partners to capitalise on innovation and opportunities to bid for national funding to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions from industry, transport and households across the Solent.
The Solent Cluster is being developed and supported by the collaboration of a wide variety of businesses, industries and organisations.