Insights

10 November 2021

LeadIT Summit and Summit Statement: ‘The time for implementation is here’

Ministers and CEOs agreed to sharply reduce emissions from heavy industry sectors at the LeadIT Summit at COP26 on 9 November. Read the Summit Statement.

4 November 2021

Compliance and Programme Evaluation for Green Public Procurement

Written by Ali Hasanbeigi, Dinah Shi

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.

3 November 2021

From ‘Hard-to-Abate’ to Net-Zero: Policy Priorities for Decarbonizing Steel by 2050

Written by Marion Davis, Gökce Mete, Margaret Hansbrough

Based on three major new studies on the topic of steel decarbonization, this brief explores how the steel sector could achieve net zero by 2050.

25 October 2021

Is industry transition now a priority in the latest round of NDCs?

Written by Felipe Sanchez, Astrid Nilsson

NDCs play an important role for policymakers, industry and civil society, and the latest round of NDCs will frame the start of a crucial decade in which global emissions need to halve. This brief examines the role of industry transition in the latest round of NDCs.