Industrial Decarbonization
Production of industrial materials contribute to over a third of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Reconciling the growth of industrial output with global climate ambitions remains one of our toughest challenges.
CPI leverages its expertise across sectors, actors, and geographies to support industrial decarbonization, including work to develop a roadmap for financing industrial decarbonization and policy interventions that best enable the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies required for long-term decarbonization of the largest emitting industrial sectors.
Featured work
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Analysis: Costs and Impacts of Low-Carbon Technologies for Steel and Cement Sectors in India
This piece discusses key policy recommendations from the steel and cement sectors in India based on our analysis of low-carbon solutions (LCS), which are critical in policy-making and investment decisions.
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Blog: The Path to Decarbonizing India's Steel and Cement Industry
This blog highlights the urgent need for strong public policy and financial support in India to align two of the country’s largest CO2-emitting industrial sectors with long-term, low-carbon pathways.
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Policy Brief: Policies and Enabling Environment to Drive Private Investments for Industrial Decarbonization in India
This brief aims to support policymakers in making informed decisions and prioritize actions that can drive climate-aligned private investments to bridge the financing gap for low-carbon development of industries in India.
Latest work
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Unlocking Finance for Nature-based Solutions in Indian Cities
Guidebook and repository by the India Forum for NbS providing a three-step framework to assess policy, strengthen project models, and unlock finance for urban Nature-based Solutions in Indian cities. Includes best practices and stakeholder insights to support scale and investment readiness.
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Working Paper: Exploring Financial Institutions' Action on Methane
Methane abatement is a high-impact, underfinanced climate lever, and financial institutions are key to driving related investment. This working paper provides a review of the transition plans and climate disclosures of 10 leading banks and institutional investors across targets and implementation.
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An Introduction to CorporateTransition Assessments in India
Developed by RMI and CPI, the India-specific CTA Playbook helps financial institutions assess corporate transition risk at the asset level, evaluate decarbonization feasibility, and align lending with credible, bankable low-carbon pathways in India’s net-zero transition.
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Outlook of Future Mobility Jobs Market in India with EV Transition
India’s auto sector powers growth and ~37M jobs, but transport emissions demand cleaner mobility. With a 30% EV sales target by 2030, India needs skilled talent across batteries, electronics, and software, making reskilling key to a just transition.
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Financing the sustainable livestock transition in Latin America
Drawing on real-world examples, this blog explores how patient capital, blended finance, and embedded technical assistance can support a sustainable livestock transition in Latin America.
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Climate finance instruments toolkit
CPI’s Climate Finance Toolkit allows you to identify, compare, and select climate finance instruments that match their macroeconomic, risk and sectoral contexts.
