January2022ExecutivesummaryThenet-zerotransitionWhatitwouldcost,whatitcouldbringMcKinseyGlobalInstituteincollaborationwithMcKinseySustainabilityandMcKinsey’sGlobalEnergy&MaterialsandAdvancedIndustriesPracticesMcKinseyGlobalInstituteSinceitsfoundingin1990,theMcKinseyGlobalInstitute(MGI)hassoughttodevelopadeeperunderstandingoftheevolvingglobaleconomy.AsthebusinessandeconomicsresearcharmofMcKinsey&Company,MGIaimstohelpleadersinthecommercial,public,andsocialsectorsunderstandtrendsandforcesshapingtheglobaleconomy.MGIresearchcombinesthedisciplinesofeconomicsandmanagement,employingtheanalyticaltoolsofeconomicswiththeinsightsofbusinessleaders.Our“micro-to-macro...