News & Analysis
20 October 2024
India and Sweden the perfect match – driving policy, technology and finance for net zero
Written by Danny Chapman, Jane Birch
Decarbonizing the global cement and steel industries through partnerships enabled by LeadIT was top of the agenda at the India Sweden Innovation Day held in Stockholm.
3 October 2024
The view from New York – reflections from Climate Week 22-29 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.
3 May 2024
India Sweden Industry Transition Partnership (ITP) the next steps
Written by Nadia Mondini, Felipe Sanchez
On April 22, the India – Sweden Industry Transition Partnership successfully kicked off its work at its inaugural meeting held in New Delhi. Here Felipe Sanchez and Nadia Mondini from the LeadIT Secretariat take a closer look at the work of the ITP and key takeaways from New Dehli.
25 April 2024
Article 6 and Carbon Markets – the opportunities and the challenges
Written by Erik Olsson
A LeadIT event for members in May provided a policy briefing on Article 6 with expert opinion on how international carbon markets could work, what opportunities could they offer to reduce global emissions and what are the main challenges that need to be addressed.
24 April 2024
Global shift in green steel projects as major investments move beyond Europe into Asia
The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) has updated its Green Steel Tracker, a vital tool for monitoring and advancing low-carbon primary steel production worldwide. This latest release reveals a slowdown in new project announcements in Europe, but a wider spread of new investments globally.
11 March 2024
Calcined Clay – Tracking Cement Decarbonization
The cement and concrete industry is responsible for 7% of all CO2 emissions so the transition to net zero is a priority if global warming is going to be limited. One of the technologies being utilized in the push to decarbonize is clay calcination which reduces the level of emissions level in manufacturing and these projects are now included in the Green Cement Tracker to support monitoring by policymakers, industry experts, academics, and civil society.