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Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, and Labour & Employment, India, and Romina Pourmokhtari, Minister for Climate and the Environment, Sweden, are hosting this official side event that will inform about the objectives of the next phase of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition, LeadIT 2.0.
LeadIT Summit. COP27, Egypt. 15 November 2022
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The event will address how LeadIT 2.0 will accelerate a just and equitable industry transition through partnerships, technology co-development, and financial and technical assistance focused on industry decarbonization for emerging and developing economies.
The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), launched at the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019 by the Governments of India and Sweden, was established to build momentum for industry transition up until the Global Stocktake in 2023. At COP28, LeadIT members will adopt a Mission Statement for the initiative’s next phase (2024-2026) to reaffirm their dedication to accelerating a just and equitable industry transition to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.
10:55 Opening remark by LeadIT Secretariat
10:57 Special remark by Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, and Labour & Employment, India
11:03 Special remark by Romina Pourmokhtari, Minister for Climate and the Environment, Sweden
11:10 Panel: How to accelerate a just and equitable industry transition through global partnerships, technology co-development, and financial and technical assistance focused on industry decarbonization for emerging and developing economies
11:40 Closing remarks by moderator
Nigel Topping, Former UN Climate Change High-level champion from the COP26 Presidency. Co-founder of Race to Zero and Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, GFANZ
For questions about the event please email: [email protected]
The event will be live streamed from the Swedish Pavilion here. You can also register to watch the event at (invitepeople.com). Register and then login to InvitePeople via the confirmation email you’ll receive upon registration.
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