Sustainability is a major topic this year at Davos—just as it was last year, and is likely to be every year for the foreseeable future. Decarbonization and the energy transition are must-win topics for all sectors, but achieving net zero doesn’t have to mean flat growth. This week at the World Economic Forum's summit in Davos, business leaders are working from a new mindset, one of opportunity rather than threat. To help chart a course to a green future, McKinsey’s Mekala Krishnan, Sven Smit, Humayun Tai, Daniel Pacthod, Tomas Nauclér, Blake Houghton, Jesse Noffsinger, and Dirk Simon have broken down the climate challenge into four objectives: emissions reduction, affordability, reliability, and industrial competitiveness. Explore the insights below to learn about accelerating the energy transition—and bookmark this page for daily #WEF24 updates featuring crucial insights on the key themes at Davos.
An affordable, reliable, competitive path to net zero
Financing the net-zero transition: From planning to practice
Five key action areas to put Europe’s energy transition on a more orderly path
Accelerating the transition to net zero in life sciences
Full throttle on net zero: Creating value in the face of uncertainty
Accelerating toward net zero: The green business building opportunity
What is net zero? The carbon emissions challenge
Accelerating the green transition through finance
How a ‘materials transition’ can support the net-zero agenda