Blogposts tagged 'Report'

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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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.