Blogposts tagged 'Papua New Guinea'

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

Posted by jamie - 14 December 2011 at 1:58pm - 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+

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

Posted by John Sauven - 10 November 2011 at 3:10pm - 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 1:53pm - 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 9:52am - 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)

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Rainforest protection plans are rewarding industries that destroy forests

Posted by tracy.frauzel - 6 April 2011 at 3:57pm - 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.

What we've read: Overmatter on REDD in Papua New Guinea

Posted by christian - 19 August 2009 at 2:55pm - 0 Comments

The Esperanza visits Papua New Guinea

There's a small but growing community of people who are trying bring some clarity to the debate about forest protection in the run-up to Copenhagen - specifically the REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) process.

Natasha Loder, who writes for the Economist, is covering the intricacies of the carbon trading markets in Papua New Guinea on her blog. Her latest post is a look at the tangled web of project-based carbon offsetting. A 'project based' approach for REDD would allow bits of forest to be 'bought up' by organisations, who'd pay to protect the forest in return for securing rights to the future carbon credits from it.

Article tagged as: forests, papua new guinea, REDD

The 'twiddling fingers' part of direct action

Posted by jamie - 14 November 2008 at 10:41am - 0 Comments

A dance troupe from Manokwari take a tour of the Esperanza's bridge

Jamie wrote this - his thoughts and reflections on the ship tour so far - as he was waiting for something to happen in Indonesia last night. Eventually, something did.

Direct actions can be quite boring at times. The few moments of excitement are the ones which make the headlines and the photos, but anyone who has participated themselves will know there can be long, drawn-out stretches when not much is happening. Direct inaction, if you will.

I'm currently experiencing that now. As I write this, nestled in the campaign office on board the Esperanza, we're playing a waiting game. You've probably read about what the crew here has been up to in the Indonesian port of Dumai, painting and blockading palm oil tankers.

Article tagged as: climate change, direct actions, dumai, forests, indonesia, palm oil, papua new guinea, ship tours

Opening up the Greenpeace photo library

Posted by jamie - 1 October 2008 at 11:19am - 0 Comments

I've mentioned before about how I love wandering through the Greenpeace photo library (it's on a big server, so any wandering is purely figurative) - there's always just one more enticing folder to explore. And it's hardly surprising, when our campaign work takes photographers to some stunning locations and places them at the heart of the action. Some have even won major international awards for their work, both with Greenpeace and independently.

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