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had ‘rising share of

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global emissions

các loại khí thải toàn cầu

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internal analysis

phân tích chuyên sâu

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shows

tiết lộ

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Consulting giant

những ông lớn về lĩnh vực cố vấn

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it engages with clients

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help them

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transition to

chuyển tới

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cleaner energy

1 nguồn năng lượng sạch hơn

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even as

dù rằng

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they were in line to

nó đồng nghĩa với việc

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exceed climate targets

tăng lên một số những tiêu chuẩn về khí hậu

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The world’s biggest

lớn nhất thế giới

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consulting firm

công ty cố vấn

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found that

phát hiện rằng

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its clients

những khách hàng của họ

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were on a trajectory to

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bust global climate targets

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details of

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internal forecasting

sự đoán nội bộ

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uncovered by

được khám phá ra

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has worked with

làm việc cùng

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some of the

một vài

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world’s biggest emitters

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including

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many of the

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largest

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fossil fuel producers

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It has previously argued it is necessary to

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engage these clients

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to help them

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cleaner forms of energy

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hit the target of

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limiting global warming

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to less than 1.5C above preindustrial levels

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have learned of an internal analysis of client emissions

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carried out by

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which showed that

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the companies

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works with

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were set to

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exceed this target

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Despite this

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an internal email

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alleges that

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senior members of staff

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were willing to

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push the effort forward

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The revelations

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follow an investigation

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based on

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more than a dozen interviews with former insiders

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internal documents

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hundreds of pages

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court records

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which revealed

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new details about

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the firm’s work

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the fossil fuel industry

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Many of the

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world’s biggest

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fossil fuel producers

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have been

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significant sources of revenue

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such as

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the world’s largest

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oil company

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oil majors

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according to

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bankruptcy court records

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It is not a secret that

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is in deep with

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big polluters

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but now we know

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just how wide that hole is

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how deep they’re digging

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The more it continues to

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partner closely with

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profit from

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the very actors

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condemning people and the planet

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the more complicit it becomes

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A spokesperson for the firm

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We have been open about

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our work with

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fossil fuel clients

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hard-to-abate sectors

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and see no contradiction with our commitment to the energy transition

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In decarbonisation scenarios

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consistent with

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Paris agreement levels

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fossil fuel use

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is projected to

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decline

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but will continue to be a part of

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the energy mix

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to meet the world’s energy needs

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