Video: The Industry’s Quest for Net-Zero by 2050.

14 December 2020

The United Nations, United Kingdom and France co-hosted the Climate Ambition Summit 2020, in partnership with Chile and Italy on 12 December 2020.

The aim was for this event to constitute a “monumental step on the road to the UK-hosted COP26 next November in Glasgow.”

More than 70 world leaders, including the prime ministers of Sweden and India, signalled their willingness to raise climate ambition.

The summit also provided a platform for businesses, cities and other non-state actors. LeadIT used the opportunity to showcase how LeadIT members are already working to make the industry transition reality.

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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 Apr 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 Nov 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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20 Nov 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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11 Nov 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 Oct 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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