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Understanding the price of decarbonization

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Skip to main content McKinsey Quarterly Understanding the price of decarbonization June 16, 2025 | Article Stefan Helmcke   Tomas Nauclér Scott Pendrey   Tim Vroman Cutting emissions is more important than ever. This article will appear in the fourth themed issue, which will launch in August.

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Historic ruling finds climate change ‘imperils all forms of life’ and puts laggard nations on notice

Eco-Business

In recent years, many states’ emissions reduction targets under the Paris Agreement have seemed to “ settle ” at levels which would hold global temperature increases to 2°C at best. C goal had become the scientifically based consensus target under the Paris Agreement. Education 5. Gender equality 6. Energy 8.

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Article 6: Climate tool or trap?

Eco-Business

Unless governments act fast to tighten rules on carbon credits, Article 6 could become a dangerous loophole that stalls progress. Without urgent reform, Article 6 of the Paris Agreement risks enabling large-scale greenwashing and undermining global climate goals. Education 5. Gender equality 6.

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One year on: Impacts of a landmark legal opinion on climate change

Eco-Business

It says states have a legal responsibility to control them that goes beyond the Paris Agreement. But Akhavan says some states involved in the hearings put forward a “creative reinterpretation” of the opinion’s contents, to deny they had any legal obligations on climate change beyond the Paris Agreement. Education 5.

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Pulling Hanoi from the pollution precipice

Eco-Business

This will help Vietnam reduce emissions in line with its 2030 air quality goals, while at the same time delivering on its nationally determined contribution to climate mitigation under the Paris Agreement. This article was first published in Fulcrum , ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s blogsite. Education 5. Gender equality 6.

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Brazil’s civil society pledges tested as COP30 climate summit approaches

Eco-Business

From less than 5,000 participants at the first summits in the mid 1990s, attendance jumped to around 30,000 at COP21 in 2015, which produced the Paris Agreement. This article was originally published on Dialogue Earth under a Creative Commons licence. Education 5. Gender equality 6. Nearly 84,000 attended COP28 in Dubai.

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‘The energy transition must protect nature, water and food’

Eco-Business

This article was originally published on Dialogue Earth under a Creative Commons licence. Education 5. Gender equality 6. Energy 8. In addition, we need to make sure that NDCs [nationally determined contributions, countries’ climate action plans] are aligned with the 1.5°C Like this content? Join our growing community. Infrastructure 10.