LeadIT brings together countries, companies and industry experts to achieve net-zero emissions from heavy industries by 2050.

Our mission

Who we are.

50%

of the world’s economy is accounted for by the Country Members of LeadIT

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Countries.

Argentina | Australia | Austria | Denmark | Ethiopia | Finland | France | Germany | India | Ireland | Japan | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Republic of Korea | South Africa | Sweden | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | United States of America |

Companies.

Ashok Leyland | CarbFix | Cemvision | Dalmia Cement | FLSmidth | HeidelbergCement | LafargeHolcim | LKAB | Mahindra Group | SAIL (Steel Authority of India Ltd) | SaltX Technology | Salzgitter | Scania | Skanska | SpiceJet | SSAB | Stegra | ThyssenKrupp | Tata Steel Limited | Tata Motors | Vattenfall | Volvo | World Energy GH2 |

What we do.

The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) provides an arena for public-private collaboration, and for sectoral and cross-sectoral learning for example when it comes to innovation opportunities and new technologies.

What we do

Discover our tools designed to assist industry experts in tracking the progress of industry transition and developing industry transition roadmaps.

Roadmap planner.

The Roadmap Planner is an interactive tool that guides decision-makers in the public and private sectors to design, develop and implement industry transition roadmaps.

Explore guide

Explore our 3 Industry
Transition
Trackers.

The Transition Tracker allows you to compare and identify industry transition plans across countries and sectors. The Green Steel and the Cement Technology trackers follow public low-carbon investment announcements in the steel and cement sectors. 

Transition Tracker
Green steel Tracker
Green cement technology Tracker
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News & Analysis.

Stay up-to-date with LeadIT’s activities and analyses of critical policy and industry levers to accelerate industry transition.

20 Nov 2024

Five-year report highlights LeadIT’s successes and remaining challenges

LeadIT has published its first five-year report, outlining its work, successes and impacts so far and the remaining challenges in aligning industry with the Paris Agreement. The report was launched at COP29 in Baku.

Climate Politics

co-development

Net Zero Targets

Partnerships

Policy

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15 Nov 2024

Canadian green hydrogen partnership World Energy GH2 joins LeadIT

World Energy GH2 plans to construct one of the world’s first commercial green hydrogen and ammonia production plants. Its membership of LeadIT was announced during a LeadIT event at COP29 in Baku.

Building materials

Innovation

Net Zero Targets

Steel

Value Chain

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14 Nov 2024

Ashok Leyland, world’s 4th largest bus manufacturer, joins LeadIT

Ashok Leyland is a leading Indian multinational automotive manufacturer with an ambition to lead the transformation in road transportation. The company joined LeadIT during COP29.

Innovation

Net Zero Targets

Partnerships

technology

Value Chain

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11 Nov 2024

A question of demand – hydrogen and renewable electricity for the EU steel and iron transition

The steel industry needs to cut carbon emissions by 55% by 2030 to align with EU climate targets. A new report based on the LeadIT Green Steel Tracker analyses hydrogen and renewable electricity demands to support this green transition within Europe.

Building materials

Climate Politics

Finance

Policy

Steel

Value Chain

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30 Oct 2024

Slow progress on net zero targets amongst the largest steel producers

A new report from LeadIT and GEM has found that less than half of the world’s top steel producers have targets to reach net zero emissions by midcentury, and even fewer track the full scope of emissions, jeopardizing the sector’s ability to meet long-term climate goals.

Building materials

Net Zero Targets

Steel

Value Chain

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Events.

LeadIT engages leaders from politics, industry, finance and climate to share expertise, advance policies and partnerships, and align on urgent actions for Industry Transition. Explore our past and upcoming events.

20 Nov 2024 2:00 PM : 4:00 PM

LeadIT Annual Summit at COP29 Baku

EU Meeting Room, Blue Zone, COP29, Baku

The LeadIT Summit, held annually at COP, is an opportunity for governments and industry to discuss industrial decarbonization, public-private partnerships and innovation, policies, and commitments that align heavy industry with the goals of the Paris Agreement. At COP29, as LeadIT embarks on its fifth year, the Summit provides a vital opportunity to reflect on the platform’s journey in fostering transparency and collaboration across the globe for industrial decarbonization.

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16 Nov 2024 5:00 PM : 5:45 PM

India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership (ITP) – Road to Belém

Baku, Azerbaijan

At COP28, Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Ulf Kristersson launched the India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership (ITP) as part of the LeadIT initiative. The Prime Ministers committed to return to COP30 in Belém to deliver tangible results under this partnership. With one year to go, this side-event provides an opportunity to take stock on progress made under the India-Sweden ITP and highlight the links to its sister partnership, the Brazil-UK Industry Decarbonisation and Hydrogen Hubs.

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14 Nov 2024 - 20 Nov 2024

LeadIT at COP29

Baku, Azerbaijan

The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. LeadIT's delegation will be on-site organising and contributing to events on industry transition topics including our high level Ministerial Summit.

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24 Sep 2024 2:00 PM : 4:30 PM

The path to a net-zero industry: How global leadership and collaboration can accelerate the industry transition

New York - in person & online

This event will bring together heavy industry sectors, governments, and multilateral institutions to discuss successful approaches towards enabling and accelerating industry decarbonization, ways in which such approaches can be diffused and scaled, as well as persistent bottlenecks. It will focus on the crucial role of business, public-private, and cross-geography partnerships, as well as on the unique challenges and opportunities for industry decarbonization in emerging economies.

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26 Sep 2024

Breaking down barriers: How to accelerate the transition to net zero cement and concrete

New York - in person & online

This event will bring together senior representatives from the cement and concrete industry – both from established players and from a new generation of emerging technology providers – as well as from financiers, academia, and governments. It will discuss requirements to accelerate innovation and the adoption of new technologies, through corporate and public-private partnerships as well as targeted financial assistance. Persistent policy and regulatory barriers hindering development will also be considered and the scaling of different decarbonization technologies.

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