Projected emissions levels as a result of implementing their regional plans and policies are WORSE than “business as usual” . (Source Yorkshire and Humber Assembly - Evaluating the Contribution that Key Regional Strategies Make Towards Addressing Climate Change) The document helpfully includes a graph, which is reproduced below.
Luckily, some concerned local people have got together and launched “Revisit The Vision” in an attempt to bring some sense to things.
If you think that being worse than business-as-usual is a bad idea, please go to http://revisitthevision.org.uk/ and sign up to their plucky campaign