McKinsey’s COP Insights

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Resetting expectations for the energy and materials transition
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Global Materials Perspective 2024
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The hard stuff: Navigating the physical realities of the energy transition
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McKinsey at COP29
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Managing carbon: A new role for the CFO
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Europe’s economic potential in the shift to electric vehicles
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A net-zero reality check
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Materials ‘green’ premia: Trends and outlook to 2030
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What is the global stocktake?
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Health-related climate adaptation: How to innovate and scale global action for local needs
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What is COP?
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Retailers’ climate road map: Charting paths to decarbonized value chains
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Nature stress test: Assessing exposure of five African banking systems
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A radical approach to cost reduction at climate tech companies
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Climate Transition Impact Framework: Essential elements for an equitable and inclusive transition
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Companies are broadening their commitments to nature beyond carbon
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Solving the climate finance equation for developing countries
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Future-proofing health systems for climate risks and pandemics
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Carbon removals: How to scale a new gigaton industry
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An affordable, reliable, competitive path to net zero
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Paving the way to resilience: Strengthening public sector adaptation planning and execution
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A sector progress tracker for the net-zero transition
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What is net zero?
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