March TEC meeting on decarbonization standards.

24 March 2023

LeadIT members have raised standards as critical for supporting demand for low-carbon industrial products. The LeadIT Technical Expert Committee (TEC) meeting on 22 March invited representatives from the WTO, UNIDO, and Scania to speak about standards for the cement and steel sector. The WTO Secretariat to gave an overview of their work on standards and introduced their latest report on decarbonization standards emerging in the steel sector. The UNIDO’s Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative (IDDI) presented their work on green public procurement of low-carbon cement and steel, as well as sourcing and sharing data for common standards. Scania offered insight from the demand-side perspective on how standards play a crucial role for supply chain decarbonisation. The presentations were followed by an engaging dialogue featuring questions and remarks by LeadIT members.

LeadIT Members also had the opportunity to hear from Student Energy on their Career training programme aimed to align industry needs and student skills better, bridging the emerging skills gap.

Upcoming TEC meetings will focus on mobilizing finance for industry transition and on innovation and technology transfer. The LeadIT TEC meetings are closed member-only sessions with the aim to encourage frank and informal discussions with invited guests on current topics on industrial decarbonization.

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