Revealed: McKinsey clients had ‘rising share of global emissions’, internal analysis shows
had ‘rising share of
global emissions
các loại khí thải toàn cầu
internal analysis
phân tích chuyên sâu
shows
tiết lộ
Consulting giant
những ông lớn về lĩnh vực cố vấn
it engages with clients
help them
transition to
chuyển tới
cleaner energy
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even as
dù rằng
they were in line to
nó đồng nghĩa với việc
exceed climate targets
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The world’s biggest
lớn nhất thế giới
consulting firm
công ty cố vấn
found that
phát hiện rằng
its clients
những khách hàng của họ
were on a trajectory to
bust global climate targets
details of
internal forecasting
sự đoán nội bộ
uncovered by
được khám phá ra
has worked with
làm việc cùng
some of the
một vài
world’s biggest emitters
including
many of the
largest
fossil fuel producers
It has previously argued it is necessary to
engage these clients
to help them
cleaner forms of energy
hit the target of
limiting global warming
to less than 1.5C above preindustrial levels
have learned of an internal analysis of client emissions
carried out by
which showed that
the companies
works with
were set to
exceed this target
Despite this
an internal email
alleges that
senior members of staff
were willing to
push the effort forward
The revelations
follow an investigation
based on
more than a dozen interviews with former insiders
internal documents
hundreds of pages
court records
which revealed
new details about
the firm’s work
the fossil fuel industry
Many of the
world’s biggest
fossil fuel producers
have been
significant sources of revenue
such as
the world’s largest
oil company
oil majors
according to
bankruptcy court records
It is not a secret that
is in deep with
big polluters
but now we know
just how wide that hole is
how deep they’re digging
The more it continues to
partner closely with
profit from
the very actors
condemning people and the planet
the more complicit it becomes
A spokesperson for the firm
We have been open about
our work with
fossil fuel clients
hard-to-abate sectors
and see no contradiction with our commitment to the energy transition
In decarbonisation scenarios
consistent with
Paris agreement levels
fossil fuel use
is projected to
decline
but will continue to be a part of
the energy mix
to meet the world’s energy needs
, a small team
a team that is small
began + Ving
calculating the total emissions
the firm’s clients
were responsible for
chịu trách nhiệm về
multiple people
nhiều người
with knowledge of the work
với kiến thức công việc
This included those
cái này bao gồm cả những người
classified as
được phân loại như
emissions released
when
fossil fuels are burned
that are counted against
the producers
the consultants also predicted what
emissions from these clients
would look like in 2023
according to
a widely distributed internal email
a departing member
and seen by CR