October 2, 2022Effectively combating climate change will require companies and governments to act in many areas. Some approaches are mandated, such as the SEC’s proposed climate risk disclosure rule. But there are other steps that leaders can take now to accelerate the process toward a greener future in sectors from IT and retail, to automotive and oil and gas. To learn more, dive deeper into these insights: the first in our new series of articles by coauthors including senior partner Andrea Del Miglio on how chief information officers can reduce IT emissions senior partners and McKinsey Platform for Climate Technologies founding leaders Bernd Heid, Martin Linder, and Mark Patel, on the climate technologies needed to achieve net zero coauthors, including partners Brodie Boland and Shivika Sahdev, on the 15 proven ways that urban areas around the world can adapt to climate risk partner Kassia Yanosek’s interview with BP’s senior vice president of engineering Aleida Rios, on how engineering can deliver new breakthroughs in the transition to clean energy The green IT revolution: A blueprint for CIOs to combat climate change Delivering the climate technologies needed for net zero How cities can adapt to climate change Understanding the SEC’s proposed climate risk disclosure rule Decarbonizing the world’s industries: A net-zero guide for nine key sectors Where the world’s largest companies stand on nature Climate risk and response in Asia Climate sustainability in retail: Who will pay? Engineering the energy transition: An interview with Aleida Rios of BP Strategies for OFSE companies confronting the energy transition Will infrastructure bend or break under climate stress? More from McKinsey McKinsey launches new Sustainable Materials Hub to accelerate the net-zero transition across value chains McKinsey and Microsoft join forces to accelerate decarbonization transformations McKinsey launches Catalyst Zero to help clients find and remove carbon across their businesses