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12 Feb 2024
Global vehicle manufacturer Tata Motors joins LeadIT
The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) welcomes its latest new member, the global automotive manufacturer Tata Motors. Tata Motors is India's leading vehicle maker and one of the biggest in the world encompassing commercial and passenger vehicles alongside electric vehicles and the luxury brand Jaguar Land Rover.
Partnerships
Steel
Value Chain
12 Dec 2023
LeadIT 2.0 launched at COP28: driving inclusive industry transition forward
At COP28, the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) initiated its second phase, LeadIT 2.0, marking a joint commitment by member countries and companies to shape policy frameworks and international cooperation for an inclusive industry transition.
Cement
Partnerships
Steel
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
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
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
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
25 Sep 2023
Insights from LeadIT Climate Week NYC event
A discussion on the policy innovations, collaborations, and financing necessary with government, industry, and youth leaders to accelerate a global just industry transition.
Building materials
Cement
Developing Countries
Partnerships
Steel
12 Jul 2023
Tata Steel Joins LeadIT to Drive Net-Zero Emissions in Heavy Industry
LeadIT is pleased to announce that Tata Steel, one of the world's top steel producers, has joined the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT). Dr. Debashish Bhattacharjee, Vice President, Technology and R&D at Tata Steel, explains what the LeadIT membership means for Tata Steel and what challenges and opportunities they see for the steel sector.
Developing Countries
Partnerships
Steel
1 Jul 2023
Capital mobilization in focus at OECD/LeadIT webinar on financing industry decarbonisation
On 14 June LeadIT and OECD co-organised a webinar on financing solutions needed to accelerate industry decarbonization in emerging markets.
Developing Countries
Finance
Partnerships
Policy
Steel
12 Jun 2023
Navigating Business and Financial Challenges for Industry Transition in the Global South
High-emitting industries like steel and cement currently face significant challenges in attracting investments for low-carbon industrial production in developing countries. This perspective explores the business case and financial hurdles to mobilizing investments for low-carbon industrial production in the Global South, making four key points.
Developing Countries
Finance
Partnerships
Policy
Steel
5 Jun 2023
Promoting G20 Collaboration With International Financial Institutions to Support ‘Green Steel’ Production
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 another one of the T20 reports on driving green steel production.
Developing Countries
Finance
Partnerships
Policy
Steel
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
14 Apr 2023
Industry stakeholders gather in South Africa to map decarbonisation challenges and opportunities in the iron and steel value chain
On 18 April, LeadIT is co-hosting a workshop to discuss challenges and opportunities to decarbonize South Africa´s iron and steel value chain together with the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (dtic) in South Africa and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). The workshop will bring together more than 40 decision-makers and experts from industry, government, academia and civil society.
Developing Countries
Roadmaps for Industry Transition
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
2 Nov 2022
A window of opportunity: five ways IFIs can support the transition to green steel in emerging and developing economies
International financial institutions can play an important role in kick-starting the transition to green steel, especially in emerging and developing regions.
Building materials
Finance
Steel
8 Jul 2022
Insights from the steel sector decarbonization road-map workshop in India
This brief offers key sectoral insights and policy recommendations for steel decarbonization in India emerging from a LeadIT road-map workshop.
Developing Countries
Roadmaps for Industry Transition
Steel
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