How is Europe responding to climate change?

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The hard stuff: Navigating the physical realities of the energy transition

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Toward net-zero emissions: Achieving Luxembourg’s sustainability ambitions
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Rows of solar panels with grass growing in between them.
McKinsey Direct
Europe’s €10 billion savings opportunity to deliver onshore wind and solar
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Close-up aerial view of the Netherlands
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From ambition to action: Decarbonization and beyond in the Netherlands 
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Wind turbine in front of a petrochemical installation
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Net zero or growth? How Belgium can have both
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McKinsey senior partner Kartik Jayaram standing in front of a tree
Article
2022 ESG Report: Creating a more sustainable, inclusive, and growing future for all
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Two workers installing solar panels - stock photo
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Refurbishing Europe: Igniting opportunities in the built environment
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Log Canoe Sailing Regatta - stock photo
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Securing the competitiveness of the European chemical industry
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Wind farm at sunset in sea
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Four themes shaping the future of the stormy European power market
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The energy transition: A region-by-region agenda for near-term action
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Top View of Solar Panel Assembly Line with Robot Arms at Modern Bright Factory. Solar Panel Production Prodcess at Automated Facility - stock photo
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Building a competitive solar-PV supply chain in Europe
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 A road sign with an icon for an electric car charging station in Germany
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Europe’s EV opportunity—and the charging infrastructure needed to meet it
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Digital generated image of sustainable power station with solar panels on roof and covered by flowers.
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The heat is on: How public-sector leaders could drive net-zero goals
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Cargo ship over sea at sunrise
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Green corridors could lead the way to zero-carbon shipping. But how can they become a reality?
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A close-up view of an Ice Hockey puck hitting the back of the goal net as shavings fly by, viewed from the front. Scoring a goal in ice hockey.
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Playing offense to create Nordic sustainability champions
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Cyclist on a bridge
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Target net zero: A journey to decarbonizing the public sector
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Oil refinery and pipeline in desert during sunset
Executive Briefing
How climate action can help deliver EU energy security
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Rolled metal warehouse. Many packs of metal bars on the shelves
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How a ‘materials transition’ can support the net-zero agenda
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How can individuals use their influence for positive change?
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Clothes furled in the air
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Scaling textile recycling in Europe—turning waste into value
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Playing offense on circularity can net European consumer goods companies €500 billion
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Power plant
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Safeguarding green steel in Europe: Facing the natural-gas challenge
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Carbon-neutral Hungary
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Winding road ahead warning sign
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
The net-zero transition in the wake of the war in Ukraine: A detour, a derailment, or a different path?
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Solar power plant
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Facing the future: Net zero and the UK electricity sector
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How the European Union could achieve net-zero emissions at net-zero cost
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How the European Union could achieve net-zero emissions at net-zero cost
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Climate risk and response: Physical hazards and socioeconomic impacts
Report - MGI Research
Climate risk and response: Physical hazards and socioeconomic impacts
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Germany’s energy transition at a crossroads
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Germany’s energy transition at a crossroads
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