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Industry Transition Partnerships

Bilateral partnerships working to translate national climate ambition into coordinated and investable actions in heavy industry sectors

Industry Transition Partnerships

India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership to accelerate the transition of heavy industry in India

At COP28 in 2023, Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Ulf Kristersson launched the India–Sweden Industry Transition Partnership to speed up the transition towards cleaner industry. This partnership combines Sweden’s cutting-edge clean technologies with India’s industrial scale and ambitions to build pioneering clean steel and cement projects. Together, they are setting a model for how governments, industry, and banks coordinate their activities to build a cleaner future. 

COP28 India Sweden joint statement

How we make an impact

  1. Building model projects in key sectors

    We find and support partnerships between Indian and Swedish businesses to launch major projects in steel and cement. These serve as real-world proof that cleaning up heavy industry is possible.

  2. Preparing to grow

    We connect experts working on policy, technology, and research through site vists and training programs. This helps to create the right conditions for more clean technology projects.

  3. Making green investments safer

    We help projects secure government funding. This shows commitment at the highest level, which gives private investors the confidence to invest in breakthrough projects.

ITP milestones

Progress under the India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership

New green projects

At COP30 in Brazil, it was announced that Indian and Swedish companies are teaming up to develop seven pre-pilot projects. These projects will test new ways to make cleaner steel and cement in India.
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LeadIT Summit at COP30. Photo: Andy Sewell

Hands on learning in Sweden

In early May 2025, a delegation from India visited Swedish industrial sites to see the green transition in action. The tour helped experts to move past ideas and find practical solutions for real-world implementation challenges.
Industry transition in action
Tour of the Swerim facilities, Luleå, Sweden. Tour of the Swerim facilities, Luleå, Sweden. Photo: LeadIT

The partnership begins

In April 2024, the India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership officially kicked off. We set up specialised working groups and agreed on a set of actions to support the first group of projects.
Explore how the India-Sweden ITP is organised
Ruchika Drall, Deputy Secretary, Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ruchika Drall, Deputy Secretary, Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

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