Blogposts tagged 'Mckinsey'

Adios, McKinsey: Papua New Guinea gives consultants the heave-ho

Posted by jamie - 14 December 2011 at 2:58pm - 0 Comments

Child in Papua New Guinea protesting about land grabbing

Local people, not global consultants, should have a say in how their forests are protected

It seems the bad influence of McKinsey has diminished somewhat recently. The consultancy firm has been kicked out of Papua New Guinea (PNG), where it had been advising the government on how best to protect its rainforests and reduce emissions from deforestation. It seems the new (if controversial) administration has decided to cease doing business with McKinsey.

Article tagged as: deforestation, McKinsey, papua new guinea, PNG, rainforest foundation, REDD, redd+

Bad advice at climate talks could increase deforestation and emissions

Posted by Sebastian Bock - 2 December 2011 at 11:08am - 0 Comments

The big question that currently hangs over climate talks in Durban is whether or not the politicians will agree to sign a legally binding treaty by 2015 with mandatory emissions cuts. But the devil will be in the details, and management consultants pushing bad advice could have a big impact on our climate and rainforests.

Article tagged as: carbon emissions, climate talks, cop 17, deforestation, durban, forests, McKinsey, PNG, rainforests, REDD

McKinsey's bad advice is threatening rainforests - it can't be trusted

Posted by John Sauven - 10 November 2011 at 4:10pm - 0 Comments

Devastated forest land in an Asia Pulp & Paper concession, Sumatra April 2010

Advice from consultancy firm McKinsey will lead to more deforestation, not less as it claims

This week, the Guardian uncovered evidence of global consultancy firm McKinsey profiting from the shake-up to the NHS. At the same time, McKinsey was paid £250,000 a year by the UK government for advice on the transition towards health secretary Andrew Lansley's vision for the service.

Article tagged as: congo, cop17, deforestation, DRC, durban, indonesia, McKinsey, papua new guinea, REDD

Evidence on McKinsey's bad forest influence grows

Posted by davidritter - 22 June 2011 at 2:53pm - 1 Comment

Logger with a chainsaw on a tree stump in Papua New Guinea

McKinsey's advice on climate and forests could lead to more deforestation in countries like Papua New Guinea

Back in April, we revealed serious defects in national plans to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation, due to the influence of global mega-consultancy firm McKinsey. Incredibly, McKinsey’s advice to forest nations could actually lead to increased deforestation, more carbon emissions, huge loss of biodiversity and violations of human rights. Now we’ve taken another step in building pressure on McKinsey.

Article tagged as: climate change, forests, McKinsey, papua new guinea, REDD, world bank

Bad Influence at the World Bank

Posted by davidritter - 18 April 2011 at 10:52am - 0 Comments

Deforestation could increase in the Congo due to McKinsey advice

In her blog post last week, my colleague Tracy explained why Greenpeace has taken on one of the big beasts of the corporate jungle: the consultancy firm McKinsey. These guys are at the top of the tree when it comes to advising governments on forests, so we’ve published a report investigating them called Bad Influence: How McKinsey-inspired plans lead to rainforest destruction.

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UCL Energy Institute report Marginal Abatement Cost Curves: A Call For Caution

Publication date: 7 April, 2011

This report reflects the author's research, opinion and conclusions, and not those of the UCL Energy Institute, which does not take positions on detailed issues such as those discussed here.

This report critically reviews various issues relating to the construction and interpretation of marginal abatement cost curves (MACC, or MAC curves) for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, the most well-known and widely used of which have been compiled by McKinsey and Company. It also reveals various weaknesses related to the cost curves and points out their limited usefulness.

Download the report:

UCLEnergyInstituteReportMarginalAbatementCostCurves-ACallForCaution-4.pdf

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Bad Influence: How McKinsey inspired plans lead to rainforest destruction

Publication date: 7 April, 2011

McKinsey & Company is a giant, well-connected global consultancy firm which has been working to position itself as the market leader in REDD+ advice. According to McKinsey:

‘Our clients ... look to us for honest, objective, thoughtful, and experienced advice.’

Download the report:

Bad Influence: How McKinsey inspired plans lead to rainforest destruction (PDF, 4MB)

Article tagged as: cancun, climate, climate change, copenhagen, deforestation, degradation, Democratic Republic of Congo., destruction, forest protection fund, Guyana, indonesia, McKinsey, papua new guinea, rainforests

Rainforest protection plans are rewarding industries that destroy forests

Posted by tracy.frauzel - 6 April 2011 at 4:57pm - 0 Comments

Destruction in the Indonesian Rainforests

You’d be forgiven for remembering the UN Copenhagen climate talks (in December 2009) only for their epic failure to deliver a global agreement to reduce carbon emissions. But there was at least one important issue agreed which has the potential to have a significant impact on the climate - as well as protecting biodiversity.