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 | DSM | FLSmidth | Heathrow Airport | HeidelbergCement | LafargeHolcim | LKAB | Mahindra Group | Salzgitter | Scania | Royal Schiphol Group | Skanska | SpiceJet | SSAB | ThyssenKrupp | Vattenfall | Volvo | Tata Steel Limited | SaltX |

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.

24 Nov 2023

Building a stronger steel transition. Global cooperation and procurement in construction.

The LeadIT Secretariat has contributed to this commentary that argues that the construction sector can play a key role in un-locking a stronger steel transition though stronger demand for green steel.

Building materials

Steel

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13 Nov 2023

SaltX Joins LeadIT

LeadIT is pleased to announce that SaltX has joined the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT). CEO, Carl-Johan Linér, explains what the LeadIT membership means and what challenges and opportunities they see for the lime and cement industry.

Cement

Partnerships

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25 Oct 2023

LeadIT Green Steel Tracker shows top 50 producers lag on emission targets

New plans for coal-based steelmaking capacity are outpacing greener primary steel production methods with only a third of the world’s top 50 producers having announced targets to reach net zero by mid-century, finds a new report from Global Energy Monitor and the LeadIT Secretariat.

Building materials

Developing Countries

Partnerships

Policy

Roadmaps for Industry Transition

Steel

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23 Oct 2023

National LeadIT Workshop on Steel hosted by India

On 18th October the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change together with the Ministry of Steel hosted a LeadIT Workshop on Low Carbon Development in the Indian steel sector. UNDP and Invest India supported in organizing the event.

Building materials

Developing Countries

Partnerships

Policy

Roadmaps for Industry Transition

Steel

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18 Oct 2023

Green steel transition in South Africa: insights from decarbonization workshop

Earlier this year, the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) organized a workshop, hosted by the South African government, to advance the development of a national roadmap for decarbonizing South Africa’s steel industry. The workshop brought together more than 40 decision-makers and experts from industry, government, academia, and civil society.

Building materials

Developing Countries

Partnerships

Policy

Roadmaps for Industry Transition

Steel

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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.

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

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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09 Dec 2023 - 09 Dec 2023 10:00 AM : 12:00 PM

LeadIT Summit COP28

Blue Zone of Expo City, Dubai

The annual LeadIT Summit is a major moment for government and business leaders to convene and have a dialogue on how to accelerate industry transition in order to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement

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18 Sep 2023 3:00 PM : 5:00 PM

Industry Decarbonization: the next decade

900 Third Avenue, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10022

Join us for a discussion on the policy innovations, collaborations, and financing necessary to accelerate a global just industry transition. At this Climate Week NYC event, government, industry, and youth leaders will share insights and demonstrate leadership while addressing the challenges issued by the UN Secretary-General at the Climate Ambition Summit: to raise ambition, ensure credibility, and achieve implementation globally.

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22 Jul 2023 3:00 PM : 4:30 PM

Financing Industry Decarbonization for a Just Transition

CEM14/MI-8, Goa, India

LeadIT is delighted to co-host an official side event on financing industry decarbonization at the 14th Clean Industry Ministerial and the 8th Mission Innovation (MI-8), in Goa, India together with The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative (IDDI).

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14 Jun 2023

Challenges and best practices in financing to accelerate industry decarbonisation

Virtual event

OECD and LeadIT are co-organising a webinar on financing solutions needed to accelerate industry decarbonisation in emerging markets.

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