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EPISODE · Nov 24, 2020 · 43 MIN

The future of sustainability: Asia’s climate change imperative

from McKinsey Future of Asia · host McKinsey & Company

Read more >    Listen to the podcast (duration: 43:25) >  The effects of the changing climate are already being felt: between 600 million and one billion people could be at risk of lethal heat waves by 2050. According to a recent McKinsey analysis, up to $4.7 trillion of GDP in Asia is at risk annually from loss of effective outdoor working hours because of increased heat and humidity. In this episode, we discuss the real impacts of climate change in different parts of Asia and how the region can lead in adaptation and mitigation efforts.See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

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Climate change and sustainability is our generation’s imperative. Asia is at the epicentre of its effects and has the chance to lead in its adaptation and mitigation.

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