LeadIT Annual Summit at COP29 Baku

The LeadIT Summit, held annually at COP, is an opportunity for governments and industry to discuss industrial decarbonization, public-private partnerships and innovation, policies, and commitments that align heavy industry with the goals of the Paris Agreement. At COP29, as LeadIT embarks on its fifth year, the Summit provides a vital opportunity to reflect on the platform’s journey in fostering transparency and collaboration across the globe for industrial decarbonization. 

Agenda

Opening remarks

Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh, Minister of Environment, India 

Romina Pourmokhtari, Minister of Environment, Sweden 

Keynote

Dr Dion George, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries & Environment, South Africa  

Special Remarks

Selwin Hart, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Climate Action and Just Transition  

Members Tour de Table

LeadIT members 

Guiding questions :

• What roles can leaders, governments, and companies, play in creating an equitable transition for industrial sector decarbonization?

• How do we counter a tendency in the recent past to see green industrial policies as focusing inwards, and how can collaboration and partnership counter this?

• How do we elevate public-private partnerships into international climate action efforts?

Partners

COP 29 Presidency, Marrakech Partnership (TBC)

Head of Secretariat, LeadIT 

Per Andersson

Concluding remarks

Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh, Minister of Environment, India 

Romina Pourmokhtari, Minister of Environment, Sweden