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SCOPE & GIZ Germany organize outreach workshop on Climate Action Goals with MoEFCC and industrial exchange with BEL

Newsmantra — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:06:28 +0000

NEW DELHI. As part of its green skilling efforts, Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), and GIZ, Germany organized an interactive Workshop with Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), on India and Sweden partnership to encourage industrial decarbonisation through LeadIT. The workshop was addressed by senior officials from MoEFCC, GIZ, BEL and Volvo and brought together 40 senior officials from various Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs). The Workshop also entailed industrial insight into net zero pathway of BEL and its sustainability and renewable energy initiatives while also reflecting on the technological pathways for decarbonization in transport sector by Volvo.

The technical sessions, led by MoEFCC and LeadIT Secretariat focused on industrial decarbonization pathways and technology interventions to help Indian PSEs accelerate their transition. A major highlight of the workshop comprised of Sustainability Exchange Visit at BEL, where participants explored real-world applications of renewable energy, resource optimization, and net-zero strategies including BEL’s rejuvenated Doddabommasandra Lake, showcasing a successful model of water conservation and biodiversity restoration.

SCOPE continues to host such unique and transformative programs that reinforce the apex body’s unwavering commitment to green skilling and building a climate-resilient future.

MoEFCC, SCOPE & GIZ Germany organise workshop on Climate Action Goals

Newsmantra — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:51:55 +0000

NEW DELHI. Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and GIZ, Germany organised an outreach workshop on Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), a global initiative for industry decarbonisation.

Atul Sobti DG, SCOPE; Shantanu Roy, CMD, BEML and Member, SCOPE Executive Board; Tajender Gupta, Director (Power), BHEL; Ruchika Drall, Deputy Secretary (Climate Change), MoEFCC; Cecilia Tall, Counsellor, Innovation & Science, Sweden Embassy in India; Sebastian Borchmeyer, First Secretary, German Embassy in India; and Dr Alexander Fisher, Project Lead, International Climate Initiative (IKI) , GIZ addressed the participants.

The event also brought together senior government officials, industry leaders, and international representatives from Sweden and Germany to deliberate on utilising the platform of LeadIT to forge international collaborations, engage in innovation and understand possible financial arrangements to encourage transition of heavy-industry sector to a low emitting sector. The workshop was participated by over 40 participants from nearly 20 organisations including public and private sector.
The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) launched at the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019, is supported by the World Economic Forum and aims to create synergy amongst countries and companies to achieve net-zero carbon emissions from heavy industry by 2050.