News & Analysis

20 July 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.

20 July 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.

1 July 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.

12 June 2023

Navigating Business and Financial Challenges for Industry Transition in the Global South

Written by Aaron Maltais, Daniel Duma

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.