Green Cement Technology Tracker
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20 Jul 2023
LeadIT and GCCA launch Green Cement Technology Tracker
The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has launched a Green Cement Technology Tracker to support policymakers, industry experts, academics, and civil society members to monitor worldwide decarbonization efforts in the cement industry.
Building materials
Cement
Finance
Partnerships
Policy
20 Jul 2023
Q&A – Green Cement Technology Tracker
The Green Cement Technology Tracker tracks public announcements of low-carbon cement investments aligned to corporate climate goals consistent with the Paris Agreement. The tool is developed jointly by the Global Cement & Concrete Association and the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), in collaboration with the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions.
Building materials
Cement
Finance
Policy
24 May 2023
Unlocking the G20’s Green Public Procurement Potential
India, one of LeadIT’s founding Members, is hosting the G20 this year and is preparing a series of recommendations – T20 reports – that will be presented to G20 working groups, ministerial meetings, and the summit itself. LeadIT has authored one of the T20 reports on green public procurement, together with colleagues from UNIDO’s IDDI and SEI.
Building materials
Cement
Steel
24 Mar 2023
March TEC meeting on decarbonization standards
The LeadIT Technical Expert Committee (TEC) meeting on 22 March invited representatives from the WTO, UNIDO's Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative, and Scania to speak about standards for the cement and steel sector.
Cement
Policy
Steel
30 Aug 2022
Insights from the cement sector decarbonization roadmap workshop in India
This brief summarizes key takeaways and policy recommendations for cement decarbonization in India emerging from a LeadIT roadmap workshop.
Cement
Developing Countries
Roadmaps for Industry Transition
3 Jun 2022
Towards a sustainable global construction and buildings value chain
In this brief, we identify the challenges an opportunities for sustainability interventions in the construction sector value chains and present policy recommendations to address them.
Building materials
Cement
Policy
Steel
18 May 2022
Steel and cement can drive the decade of action on climate change. This is how
COP26 commitments must now be turned into concrete actions – a complex but urgent task.
Building materials
Cement
Steel
11 Apr 2022
LeadIT Dialogue: Preventing the Risks of Carbon Leakage
This brief summarises LeadIT's cross-sectoral policy dialogue on carbon leakage prevention measures and their impact on industry transition globally.
Building materials
Cement
Climate Politics
Finance
Policy
Steel
4 Nov 2021
Compliance and Programme Evaluation for Green Public Procurement
In this brief, we give recommendations for the compliance and evaluation of Green Public Procurement programmes. This is the third and final brief in a series of white papers jointly produced by LeadIT, IDDI, UNIDO and the CEM.
Building materials
Cement
Finance
Policy
Steel
21 Oct 2021
Standards and Evaluation Guidelines for Green Public Procurement
This brief focuses on the standards and evaluation guidelines for Green Public Procurement. It is the second brief in a series of white papers and is jointly produced by LeadIT, IDDI, UNIDO and CEM.
Building materials
Cement
Finance
Policy
Steel
5 Oct 2021
Target Setting for Green Public Procurement Programmes
This is the first brief in a series of white papers produced by LeadIT, IDDI, UNIDO and the CEM. The brief details how to set targets for Green Public Procurement Programmes.
Building materials
Cement
Finance
Policy
Steel
1 Jun 2021
Fostering industry transition through green public procurement: A how to guide in the cement & steel sectors
This study provides an overview of the key components of green public procurement (GPP) policy design and methodologies for target setting.
Building materials
Cement
Finance
Policy
Steel
24 May 2021
To decarbonize U.S. industry, look to federal and state-level partnerships
Cement, iron and steel, aluminum and chemicals are some of the most carbon-intensive industries in the United States. Coordinated state and federal action, in partnership with industries, will be essential for their decarbonization.
Building materials
Cement
Climate Politics
Finance
Policy
Steel
23 Apr 2021
Tipping points in sight for the industry transition
Tipping points are emerging for heavy industry sectors that were previously thought of as ‘too hard to abate’. Demand side policies can turn this into a domino effect that leads to the systemic change required to deliver radical emission reductions, green jobs, and build back better.
Building materials
Cement
Climate Politics
Finance
Policy
Steel
2 Dec 2020
Countries and companies commit to urgent action to transform heavy industry
At the first Leadership Summit for Industry Transition, governments and CEOs of major international companies committed to making the business case for industry transition, and implement mechanisms to rapidly diffuse climate technologies and know-how.
Cement
COVID recovery
Finance
Partnerships
Policy
Youth
2 Dec 2020
Creating lead markets for green industrial products
This brief takes a closer look at three policy measures at the disposal of governments to support the creation of markets for green industrial products.
Cement
Policy
Steel
1 Sep 2020
New commitment by concrete sector increases industry-led ambition
Roadmaps for industry transition related to the construction industry and cement and concrete sectors have so far been led by government bodies or think tanks. Now, the Global Cement and Concrete Association has taken a first step towards an industry-led roadmap to achieve climate neutral cement by 2050.
Building materials
Cement
5 Jul 2020
Five ways to finance the industry transition
An analysis of 30 industry transition roadmaps in 10 countries, carried out by LeadIT secretariat, reveals five common finance needs to deliver the transition.
Cement
Finance
Steel