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Nov 22, 2024 | 
businessandamerica.com | Mekala Krishnan
As the earth continues to warm and concerns increase over climate risks ranging from extreme flooding to heatwaves, world leaders are gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, for another round of climate discussions at COP29. For companies, the strategic consequences of climate action — particularly in the face of rising global uncertainties — are top of mind.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
fortune.com | Chris Bradley |Mekala Krishnan |Humayun Tai
Despite the momentum of recent years, the fact remains that the energy transition is only in its infancy. Roughly halfway through what has been called climate’s decisive decade, and in the face of rising global uncertainties, it is time for a pragmatic reality check to understand where are we really, and what it will take to get the rest of the job done. By our count, only about 10% of the low-emissions technologies needed by 2050 to meet global climate commitments are in place.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
revkin.substack.com | Mekala Krishnan |Julio Friedmann
Here’s the podcast version of my “Watchwords” conversation with Mekala Krishnan, the lead author of a recent McKinsey Global Institute report, “The hard stuff: Navigating the physical realities of the energy transition.” I use the term watchwords to highlight terms or phrases that too often confuse more than clarify.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
revkin.substack.com | Mekala Krishnan
There’s so much chatter and buzz around the phrase “energy transition” - only blunted slightly by the newer phrase “net zero” - that I thought it well worth doing a live Sustain What “Watchwords” conversation with a top expert about the energy transition concept and realities. I use the term watchwords to highlight terms or phrases that too often confuse more than clarify.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
mckinsey.com | Humayun Tai |Mekala Krishnan
In the energy conversation, costs count. But so does the “eye-wateringly vast” physical system we’ve built to power our world—and the many interlinked ways that system needs changing.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
mckinsey.com | Humayun Tai |Mekala Krishnan
Optimists, pessimists—who’s right? New research breaks down the physical realities slowing our progress toward net zero: what’s simpler, what’s tough, and what’s vital to transforming our energy system successfully. In the energy conversation, costs count. But so does the “eye-wateringly vast” physical system we’ve built to power our world—and the many interlinked ways that system needs changing.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
mckinsey.com | Mekala Krishnan |Chris Bradley |Humayun Tai |Tiago Devesa
The research was led by Mekala Krishnan, an MGI partner in Boston; Chris Bradley, a McKinsey senior partner and a director of MGI in Sydney; Humayun Tai, a senior partner in the New York office; Tiago Devesa, an MGI senior fellow in Lisbon; Sven Smit, McKinsey senior partner in Amsterdam and chairman of MGI; and Daniel Pacthod, a senior partner in the New York office.
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May 6, 2024 | 
weforum.org | Mekala Krishnan |Humayun Tai
Several key issues must be addressed to accelerate our efforts to reach net zero. This includes innovative energy solutions, driving down technology costs and developing new financing mechanisms, to name a few. Entirely new opportunities will also be created by the transition. The refrain has become disturbingly familiar: though there has been meaningful momentum, the net-zero transition is not on track.
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Aug 24, 2023 | 
mckinsey.com | Anu Madgavkar |Sven Smit |Mekala Krishnan |Kevin Russell
We build on scenarios from the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), adjusting for baseline and accelerated growth. NGFS scenarios are frequently used in risk analysis, provide regional granularity, and include a holistic view of emissions. This analysis is performed for approximately 50 key low-emissions technologies and 12 regions, addressing 85 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. In some cases, NGFS variables were downscaled for more granular quantification.
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May 17, 2023 | 
www2.hkej.com | Olivia White |Mekala Krishnan
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