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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 shows that solutions are within reach. In many cases, a transformation is well underway. This collection draws together articles and reports that lay out a pathway to net zero for nine emissions-intensive industries.

THE NINE SECTORS

ENERGY TRANSITION

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The energy transition: A region-by-region agenda for near-term action

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What practical actions could countries take now to ensure that the energy transition both accelerates and proceeds in an orderly fashion?

HYDROGEN AND BIOFUELS

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Five charts on hydrogen’s role in a net-zero future
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Hydrogen has great potential as a carbon-free energy carrier. Here’s a look at the momentum behind this widely applicable technology.
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Innovating to net zero: An executive’s guide to climate technology
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Advanced technologies are critical to stopping climate change—and the drive to develop and scale them is accelerating. Here are five themes that could attract $2 trillion of annual investment by 2025.

WASTE (METHANE EMISSIONS)

Curbing methane emissions: How five industries can counter a major climate threat
Report

Curbing methane emissions: How five industries can counter a major climate threat

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Methane accounts for about one-third of global warming. New McKinsey research shows how five industries can cut emissions with proven technologies and at a reasonable cost.

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The net-zero transition: What it would cost, what it could bring
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This McKinsey report offers a detailed look at the economic and societal impact of the transition to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Mission Possible Partnership
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Mission Possible Partnership
The Mission Possible Partnership (MPP) is an alliance of organizations brought together by WEF, RMI, the Energy Transitions Commission, and We Mean Business Coalition that is addressing one of the toughest challenges in climate change: decarbonizing seven of the world’s hardest-to-abate sectors by 2050.
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Playing offense to create value in the net-zero transition
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Decarbonization will reshape the economy, opening new markets and imperiling others. Now is the moment for companies to spot green growth opportunities and move boldly to take advantage.
Spotting green business opportunities in a surging net zero world
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Spotting green business opportunities in a surging net-zero world
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Explore how 8 industries may transition to reach a 2050 net-zero scenario, and how organizations can respond with new green businesses that create value along the way.

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