Reaching net zero: Industry public-private partnerships

This briefing from the Stockholm Environment Institute discusses the role of public-private partnerships and international collaboration in decarbonizing heavy industry, highlighting the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and various policy mechanisms to address hard-to-abate sectors.

• Industry is responsible for approximately 30% of global CO2 emissions, and these emissions are increasing as countries industrialize, creating a necessity for sharp reductions to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C.
• The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) was established in September 2019 by the governments of India and Sweden at the UN Climate Action Summit, with support from the World Economic Forum, to help countries and companies achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 through public-private collaboration and learning.
• Decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors—such as steel, cement, aluminium, chemicals, plastics, metals and mining, aviation, and heavy-duty transport—requires systemic shifts supported by governments through subsidies, high carbon prices, and public-private partnerships. Key policy mixes include carbon contracts for difference, green public procurement, carbon border adjustment, industrial clusters, and climate partnerships.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2021). Reaching net zero: Industry public-private partnerships. https://www.sei.org/publications/reaching-net-zero-industry-public-private-partnerships/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Reaching net zero: Industry public-private partnerships. 2021. https://www.sei.org/publications/reaching-net-zero-industry-public-private-partnerships/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2021reaching, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Reaching net zero: Industry public-private partnerships}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, month = may, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/reaching-net-zero-industry-public-private-partnerships/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }