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McKinsey & Co + AD
I get the sense that in roughly 3 weeks McKinsey will change its stance on avoided deforestation. Call it a hunch.
Jonas seems to be hung up on a particular type of biofuel, but not all ethanol is derived from sugar cane in Brazil.On Biofuels: not cost-effective or lucrative for climate change or business posted 1 year, 2 months ago 17 Responses
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McKinsey's methodology on AD is not stated
Jonas, although under a fake name, posted the same comment on mongabay. This was my response.
The McKinsey cost estimate for avoided deforestation ($60) is far higher than any I've seen. What are the other reports where you've seen AD costs anywhere near $60 per ton of carbon?
The Quarterly from December 2007 is quite vague on AD - their methodology is not stated. What did they use as the basis for the opportunity costs? Did they look at peat soils? Did they use tropical forests or temperate forests? The Woods Hole Research Institute, Stern Report, World Bank, and E.U have estimated GHG abatement via AD at a fraction of the cost of things like CCS and corn ethanol.On Biofuels: not cost-effective or lucrative for climate change or business posted 1 year, 2 months ago 17 Responses
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More from Carter and Nepstad
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Can cattle ranchers and soy farmers save the Amazon rainforest?
http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0607-carter_interview.htmlNepstad
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Globalization could save the Amazon rainforest
http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0604-nepstad_interview.html ...55% of the Amazon may be lost by 2030
http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0124-nepstad.htmlHow much would it cost to end Amazon deforestation?
http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0128-brazil.htmlOn Biofuel boom leveling rainforest, Time reports posted 1 year, 7 months ago 4 ResponsesClick here to view comment in original post
Had Yahoo been a leader
Indonesia is one of the most populous countries on Earth. Its population is young and Internet use is growing. Censorship of media and the Internet is not a significant concern.
Through successful pioneering of a carbon finance program (an initiative that could eventually bring billions of dollars a year to the country), Yahoo could be known as the mover who made the concept a reality, establishing a solid basis for its brand, possibly translating to increased recognition and usage of its Web properties. Importantly, with a relatively small commitment, financial or technical, Yahoo could trigger a movement that helps alleviate poverty, improve health, fight climate change, end "haze" pollution, and conserve resources and biological diversity.
Other potential benefits to Yahoo
- Yahoo establishes itself as a leader in carbon finance tied to poverty alleviation
- Yahoo diversified its carbon offset portfolio at a relatively low cost (perhaps offset a small office or data center)
- Tie-ins with rural health (malaria, dengue, dysentery all major problems in Borneo) and biodiversity conservation (orangutan, Sumatran rhino, proboscis monkey)
- Yahoo establishes itself as a leader in carbon finance tied to poverty alleviation
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Yahoo dropped the ball on this one
Yahoo could have shown itself to be a leader by pushing forward on avoided deforestation in Indonesia. Instead it demonstrates yet again why it plays second fiddle.On Web company announces selection of offset projects posted 2 years ago 8 Responses