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16 May 2025

Green Industrialization – South Africa and the G20 presidency

LeadIT member South Africa, which assumed the G20 presidency at the start of this year, is integrating climate change into several of its working groups including, for the first time, specifically within the Working Group on Trade and Investment.

G20 Policy South Africa
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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.

Clean Industrial Deal Climate Politics EU Finance Policy
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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.

Climate Politics co-development Industry Transition Partnership Partnerships Policy
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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.

20 November 2024

Five-year report highlights LeadIT’s successes and remaining challenges

Written by Jane Birch

LeadIT has published its first five-year report, outlining its work, successes and impacts so far and the remaining challenges in aligning industry with the Paris Agreement. The report was launched at COP29 in Baku.

Climate Politics co-development Net Zero Targets Partnerships Policy
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India and Sweden Environment Ministers Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh and Romina Pourmokhtari with the LeadIT first five year report at the LeadIT Annual Summit, Cop 29.

11 November 2024

A question of demand – hydrogen and renewable electricity for the EU steel and iron transition

Written by Eileen Torres Morales, Aaron Maltais

The steel industry needs to cut carbon emissions by 55% by 2030 to align with EU climate targets. A new report based on the LeadIT Green Steel Tracker analyses hydrogen and renewable electricity demands to support this green transition within Europe.

Building materials Climate Politics Finance Policy Steel Value Chain
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3 October 2024

The view from New York – reflections from Climate Week September 2024

Written by Nadia Mondini, Jane Birch

At two LeadIt hosted events at Climate Week 2024, speakers from industry, technology providers, government, academia and financiers focused on the necessary actions to accelerate the industry transition to net-zero.

Cement Climate Politics Finance Innovation Partnerships Policy Steel
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The view through a window in a skyscraper in the NewYork looking across the skyline. In the foreground there is a livestream audio and video mixing desk.