A collection of insights from McKinsey’s Sustainability and Travel, Logistics & Infrastructure practices to help transportation stakeholders realize their carbon zero aspirations.
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Survey
Opportunities for industry leaders as new travelers take to the skies
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A new global survey points to a greener future for air travel.
Report
Green corridors: A lane for zero-carbon shipping
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Zero-emission fuels and vessels will need to start being deployed at scale over the next decade to achieve full decarbonization...
Article
Built to last: Making sustainability a priority in transport infrastructure
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Every year, trillions of dollars are invested in the infrastructure that helps us—and our goods—get around. What...
Collection
Decarbonizing the world’s industries: A net-zero guide for nine key sectors
The sectors that produce the majority of global greenhouse-gas emissions face a steep challenge to decarbonize, but our research...
Blog Post
Critical insights on the path to a net-zero aviation sector
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Dramatically reducing CO2 emissions by 2050 in the aviation industry will not be easy, but advanced modeling shows...
Report
From farm to sky: Feedstocks fuel India’s path to cleaner skies
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A report from McKinsey and the World Economic Forum examines how India is deploying sustainable aviation fuels at scale.
Report
Scaling sustainable aviation fuel today for clean skies tomorrow
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The move to sustainable aviation is now an imperative.
Article
How airlines can chart a path to zero-carbon flying
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The coronavirus crisis will transform aviation, giving airlines their best chance yet to address climate change. Sustainable...
Article
Taxiing for takeoff: The flying cab in your future
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How big is the potential market for personal air mobility, and what will it take to develop it successfully?
Collection
Decarbonizing the world’s industries: A net-zero guide for nine key sectors
The sectors that produce the majority of global greenhouse-gas emissions face a steep challenge to decarbonize, but our research...
Report
Charting global shipping’s path to zero carbon
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A knowledge partnership between the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping and McKinsey explores what...
Article
Bold moves to boost European rail freight
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Europe’s big aspiration to reverse the decline of its rail freight industry will require significant effort, with substantial...
Interview
Shipping and carbon zero: An interview with Bo Cerup-Simonsen
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The CEO of the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping explains what it will take for the industry...
Blog Post
What will it take to green seven of the hardest-to-abate industries?
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Working with the Mission Possible Partnership, McKinsey is helping to reduce carbon emissions in shipping, aviation, steel, and...
Blog Post
Driving the difference: Cars, trucks, and the road to net zero
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Mobility contributes around 20 percent of global greenhouse-gas emissions. Decarbonizing transport can play a critical role in...
Article
Efficient and sustainable last-mile logistics: Lessons from Japan
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Delivery droids may be the solution to keep costs and environmental impact low, if stakeholders collaborate to pave the way.
Article
Building the electric-vehicle charging infrastructure America needs
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The United States needs many more EV-charging stations—and federal funds for them are coming. Seven principles could help...
Article
Fostering an inclusive urban-transit system
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How can we make traveling in cities safer and more comfortable for members of at-risk groups?
Partnerships
McKinsey works with leading institutions to develop distinctive thought leadership and convene partnerships that tackle problems that any one institution alone could not. We bring the best of our firm’s knowledge, expertise, and analysis to identify innovative solutions.
World Economic Forum (WEF)
We have partnered with WEF on scaling sustainability solutions across a number of sectors, including agriculture, energy, infrastructure, and mobility. In a recent collaboration for the report “Nature and Net Zero,” we explore the role that natural climate solutions can play in helping to address climate change and the destruction of nature.
Frontier
Frontier is the over $1 billion advance market commitment (AMC) to purchase permanent carbon removal before 2030, by McKinsey Sustainability in collaboration with fellow founders Alphabet, Meta, Shopify and Stripe. Frontier aims to accelerate the development of permanent carbon removal technologies and expand the global supply of carbon removal.
World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
As a knowledge partner to WBCSD, we’re collaborating on many fronts, from helping to drive transparency of Scope 3 emissions to assessing strategic resilience through the climate transition.