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27 October 2025

Transition, Trade and Trust – Industry Decarbonisation in Uncertain Times

Written by Per Andersson

In Geneva on 23 and 24 October 2025, the Forum on Trade, Environment and the SDGs (TESS) organised its first annual conference "Trade Cooperation Pathways for Climate Action, Resilience and Justice". The event gathered leading experts from the worlds of trade and climate policymaking, including LeadIT's Head of Secretariat, Per Andersson.

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Per Andersson, Head of LeadIT Secretariat speaking at . "Trade Cooperation Pathways for Climate Action, Resilience and Justice" TESS Conference. Photo: TESS

23 October 2025

Pathways to inclusive green industrial policy: building shared opportunities across economies

Written by Aaron Maltais, Timothy Suljada

Major economies are implementing green industrial policies to speed up decarbonization and transform production. However, many approaches prioritize national competitiveness and security, and risk marginalizing developing countries. The article proposes four categories of measures to align industrial strategies with global fairness, shared climate objectives, and the Paris Agreement’s goals.

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3 October 2025

From GERD to Green Growth: Ethiopia’s Cement Industry at a Crossroads

Written by Arati Davis, Jane Birch

Built with more than 10 million tonnes of cement, the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) stands as a powerful symbol of Ethiopia’s economic transformation. The shift from a largely agriculture-based economy is fueling the growth of industry, particularly cement production. New homes, schools, and hospitals are essential, but they also bring the risk of rising emissions.

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24 April 2025

Technology Transfer – a WTO thematic session

Written by Jane Birch

On April 1st, 2025, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) held its first thematic session dedicated to technology transfer featuring a range of speakers, including Per Andersson, Head of Secretariat at LeadIT.

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9 April 2025

Sustainable Industrial Transitions: Building global partnerships for inclusive green competitiveness

Written by Aaron Maltais, Timothy Suljada

A high level roundtable focussing on the global implications of the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal which explored opportunities to align green industrial policy with shared climate objectives, while balancing national competitiveness concerns.

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28 November 2024

Stakeholders show confidence as India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership makes progress

Written by Danny Chapman, Jane Birch

The progress that the India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership has made in its first year, including bringing together stakeholders to identify key technologies and financial resources for decarbonization, was outlined at COP29.

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Panel discussion at the India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership (ITP) – Road to Belém event, hosted by LeadIT at COP29. L-R: Moderator Dominic Waughray, Executive Vice President, WBCSD, Ruchika Drall, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, India, Elizabetta Albernaz, Manager, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Helen Ågren, Director, Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, Sweden.