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.

CarbFix | Dalmia Cement | FLSmidth | Heathrow Airport | HeidelbergCement | LafargeHolcim | LKAB | Mahindra Group | Salzgitter | Scania | Royal Schiphol Group | Skanska | SpiceJet | SSAB | ThyssenKrupp | Vattenfall | Volvo | Tata Steel Limited | SaltX Technology | Tata Motors | Cemvision | SAIL (Steel Authority of India Ltd) |

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.

5 Jul 2024

Conversations around Climate Action in the Steel Industry – more than just reducing CO2 emissions

The Open Forum organized by the World Steel Association offers a space for stakeholders within the steel industry to exchange experiences and ideas to contribute to the acceleration of carbon dioxide emissions reduction within the sector.   In this blog Eileen Torres Morales highlights her main takeaways from the 2024 Forum.

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28 Jun 2024

Building a Stronger Partnership for Net Zero – LeadIT at Almedalen

Swedish political week Almedalen saw a strengthening of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition with two new members signing up to the global mission to decarbonize heavy industry. Action to achieve global industry transition needs both established heavy industry and technology innovators to learn from each and to . The LeadIT group is therefore delighted to welcome two new members - both committed to achieving decarbonization but representing different challenges.

Building materials

Cement

Emerging Markets

Innovation

Partnerships

Steel

technology

Value Chain

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28 Jun 2024

LeadIT welcomes new members Cemvision “the green disruptors”

Swedish based cement scale up Cemvision has become the latest company to join the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT).

Building materials

Cement

Innovation

Partnerships

technology

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27 Jun 2024

Major steel manufacturer SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited) joins LeadIT

The Steel Authority of India (SAIL), owned by the Indian Ministry of Steel has become the latest manufacturer to sign up to the vision and mission of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition.

Building materials

Emerging Markets

Industry Transition Partnership

Partnerships

Steel

technology

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13 Jun 2024

Financing Green Industrial Transitions: a Swedish Case Study

In a new journal article, Kersti Karltorp and Aaron Maltais investigate whether financing is an important obstacle for achieving the radical emissions reduction needed to achieve global climate goals.

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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.

25 Jun 2024 - 25 Jun 2024 1:00 PM : 5:00 PM

LeadIT at Almedalen Week – Scaling Climate Action

Visby, Gotland, Sweden

Almedalsveckan (Almedalen Week) is an annual political event held in Sweden, where politicians, stakeholders and the public gather for speeches, seminars and discussions. This year, over 2000 public events will occur. LeadIT will take part in a panel debate on industry transition as part of an event hosted by the Indian Ambassador to Sweden.

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06 May 2024 12:30 PM : 4:00 PM

Technology Co-development to support Just Industry Transition

Graduate Institute, Geneva

LeadIT and TESS (Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDG) are hosting a roundtable event to explore the key challenges and opportunities around technology co-development for a just and equitable transition with a focus on heavy industry. The roundtable will engage senior participants from the LeadIT membership, other WTO member governments, as well as key international organizations

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22 Apr 2024

Time to “move from words to action” – India Sweden ITP inaugural meeting

New Delhi, India

The industry transition partnership (ITP) established under LeadIT as part of the work of the Leadership Group does to support accelerated and more ambitious decarbonization pathways in industry will hold its first meeting. The work of the ITP recognizes the vital role played in North-South relationships to bring together industry transition frontrunners and countries that have an ambition to align with the climate goals of the Paris Agreement. It aims to be a world-leading and inclusive forum bringing together companies, governments and academics to explore the technical advances that can facilitate decarbonization in industry

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27 Feb 2024 10:30 AM : 12:30 PM

Webinar : Fostering a Low Carbon Transition in the Steel Sector

online event

LeadIT Head of Secretariat, Per Andersson will give the key note address at a webinar organised by the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the European Union Climate Dialogues (EUCDs) focussed on leveraging the expertise of key stakeholders to accelerate the journey towards a low-carbon pathway.

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10 Dec 2023 - 10 Dec 2023 10:55 AM : 11:45 AM

COP28 Side Event – Partnerships for a Just and Equitable Industry Transition

Blue Zone of Expo City, Dubai and online

We outline the next phase of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (2024-2026) - LeadIT 2.0, and a new bilateral Industry Transition Partnership between Sweden and India.

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