“Philanthropic actions can act as a catalyst for the development and demonstration of decarbonisation solutions. Shakti works to build evidence-based research and policy solutions to address decarbonisation challenges, raise awareness and build the capacity of relevant stakeholders, and support cross-state diffusion of learnings to realise decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors like Cement” said Sheha Kashyap, Assistant Programme Manager, Industry Programme, Shakti, at a stakeholder roundtable on ‘Decarbonising the Indian Cement and Concrete Sector’ which was jointly organised by Climate Policy Initiative and GCCA India – Global Cement and concrete Association, India on September 14, 2023.