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McKinsey at COP29

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Our role as a convener during COP29 is a continuation of the firm’s long-term commitment to accelerate sustainable, inclusive growth. Each year, McKinsey convenes global leaders alongside the Conference of the Parties (COP), the UN’s summit to accelerate global action to address climate change. This November 11–22, 2024 at the twenty-ninth COP (COP29) in Azerbaijan, we will host a series of in-person and virtual events featuring business, government, and nongovernmental organization (NGO) leaders. Our discussions will focus on how to implement ambitious climate commitments while leading a wave of innovation and economic growth that safeguards our planet and advances sustainability.

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Our agenda

Take a look at our scheduled discussions November 11 through November 22 on our COP29 stage
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Event themes

  • Aspirations for COP29
  • A tale of two (or more worlds): the different realities of the energy transition
  • Accelerating future mobility and transport
  • Achieving inclusive closure of the net-zero financing gap
  • Adapting to climate risks and building resilience: practical insights from leading organizations
  • Hyper-scaling green businesses
  • Reflections on COP29

COP29 Delegation

Vishal Agarwal
Senior PartnerSingapore
Leads our sustainability work in Asia with a focus on energy-transition strategy, green business building, and sustainable finance
Hemant Ahlawat
Senior PartnerZurich
Coleads McKinsey Sustainability, helping all industries reach net-zero, and cochairs the McKinsey Health Institute, catalyzing action and investment to progress historically under-resourced areas of health
Anna Granskog
PartnerHelsinki
Extensive experience in the electricity, basic materials, and engineering industry sectors with particular focus on strategy and organizational issues at both the corporate and business unit levels
Sanjay Kalavar
Senior PartnerHouston
As global coleader of McKinsey Sustainability, helps energy investors and operators build businesses, evaluate assets, reduce emissions, improve operations, and manage risks.
Mekala Krishnan
McKinsey Global Institute PartnerBoston
Leads the McKinsey Global Institute’s research on topics related to sustainable and inclusive growth, including climate risk and the net-zero transition, globalization, productivity growth, and gender economics
Cindy Levy
Senior PartnerLondon
Helps global financial firms on multiyear agendas related to strategy, transactions, organization, risk management, culture, and climate transition

Highlights from McKinsey at COP28

Across 13 days at COP28, McKinsey Sustainability hosted hundreds of business leaders and stakeholders for compelling discussions on driving climate action and growth.

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Unlocking COP28

Outcomes and insights from the most recent COP in Dubai
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Outcomes from COP28: What next to accelerate climate action?
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COP28 saw momentum on climate action continuing to build. More ambition is still needed to accelerate progress—so it can be measured in months not decades.
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COP28: Wrap-up
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McKinsey Sustainability recaps the news and announcements leaders need to know from the annual UN climate event.
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What is COP?
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COP refers to the United Nations’ annual conference on climate change. Its 29th meeting, COP29, is scheduled to begin November 11, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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We work with dynamic industry and cross-sector communities to drive innovation, decarbonization, and results that no one organization can achieve on its own.
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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.
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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.

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