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28 November 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.

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Panel discussion at the India-Sweden Industry Transition Partnership (ITP) – Road to Belém event, hosted by LeadIT at COP29. L-R: Moderator Dominic Waughray, Executive Vice President, WBCSD, Ruchika Drall, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, India, Elizabetta Albernaz, Manager, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Helen Ågren, Director, Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, Sweden.

20 November 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.

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India and Sweden Environment Ministers Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh and Romina Pourmokhtari with the LeadIT first five year report at the LeadIT Annual Summit, Cop 29.

14 November 2024

Ashok Leyland, world’s 4th largest bus manufacturer, joins LeadIT

Written by Jane Birch

Ashok Leyland is a leading Indian multinational automotive manufacturer with an ambition to lead the transformation in road transportation. The company joined LeadIT during COP29.

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Ashok Leyland joins LeadIT

24 October 2024

Cement delegation visits Sweden

Written by Jane Birch

A delegation representing the Indian cement industry including manufacturers and trade associations accompanied by representation from the Indian government has visited Sweden on a fact finding visit hosted by LeadIT

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a group of people in yellow high viz vests and hard hats are talking in a factory.

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.

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3 October 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.

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The view through a window in a skyscraper in the NewYork looking across the skyline. In the foreground there is a livestream audio and video mixing desk.