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Climate risk and response: Physical hazards and socioeconomic impacts
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Climate risk and response: Physical hazards and socioeconomic impacts

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The net-zero transition

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The net-zero transition: What it would cost, what it could bring
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The energy transition: A region-by-region agenda for near-term action
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Net zero: Next moves for CEOs
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McKinsey Explainers

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What is the global stocktake?
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What is COP?
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What is net zero?
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Why a stable climate is important for our businesses and our lives

Climate technology

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CO2 removal solutions: A buyer’s perspective
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Delivering the climate technologies needed for net zero
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Innovating to net zero: An executive’s guide to climate technology
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Voices on Sustainability

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Podcast - MGI Research
Forward Thinking on funding a clean world with Ann Mettler
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Interview
Author Talks: What will it take to save the planet?
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Impact Story
How a global components manufacturer built an ambitious carbon reduction roadmap
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Conservation and Natural Capital

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Interview
Seeing nature differently: How businesses are waking up
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Nature in the balance: What companies can do to restore natural capital
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Scaling voluntary carbon markets to help meet climate goals
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A blueprint for scaling voluntary carbon markets to meet the climate challenge
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Sustainability blog

Energy Transition

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Global Energy Perspective 2023

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Financing the Transition

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Investors want to hear from companies about the value of sustainability
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Climate investing: Continuing breakout growth through uncertain times
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Financing the net-zero transition: From planning to practice
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Regional Perspectives

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Five key action areas to put Europe’s energy transition on a more orderly path
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Engineers are developing clean energy vehicles
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Toward a more orderly US energy transition: Six key action areas
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Decarbonising India: Charting a pathway for sustainable growth
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From the New at McKinsey blog

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McKinsey implements global carbon fee on all air travel
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Investing in Nature: building local economies through conservation
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Investing in nature: Building local economies through conservation
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McKinsey’s new Sustainability Academy helps clients upskill workers for the net-zero transition
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