Summit Series '25: Mekala Krishnan, Partner, McKinsey Global Institute
Description
💬 “We’ve only built 10% of what’s needed for net zero.”
In episode 6 of our Concordia Summit Series, we sit down with Mekala Krishnan, Partner at McKinsey Global Institute, to explore how climate adaptation and the clean energy transition must advance together — and why we’ve only built 10% of what’s needed to reach net zero by 2050.
👉 What you’ll hear:
- Why we’ve only deployed 10% of the technologies needed for net zero by 2050
- How adaptation and mitigation are converging as one global agenda
- The massive physical and financial challenges behind scaling renewables
- Why energy security, affordability, and competitiveness must go hand-in-hand
- What gives her optimism about global progress toward climate goals
This episode was recorded at the 15th Annual Concordia Annual Summit in New York City.
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