Who gains from saving nature
Ledger 1 : 33 — For each dollar financing nature-based solutions in 2023, about $33 financed activities harmful to nature. (UNEP)
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McKinsey

Appears in 4 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.

CaseRoleCountryPeriodInstrument
Kariba REDD+ project (Zimbabwe)Credit buyer (over €200,000, after the sales stop)Zimbabwe2011–2025Carbon credits
McKinsey advice to COP28 presidency and fossil clientsConsultancy; advised the COP28 presidency, fossil-fuel clients and forest countriesUnited Arab Emirates2011–2025Carbon credits
Frontier buyers' club, Microsoft and the Puro.earth / Exomad Green biochar dealFounding member of Frontier (McKinsey Sustainability)Global2020–2030Carbon credits
Hess agreed to buy at least US$750 million of Guyana forest creditsConsultant on Guyana's forest plan, per GreenpeaceGuyana2011–2032Carbon credits

Carbon and conservation finance

Carbon credit
A certificate representing one tonne of carbon dioxide (or equivalent) that a project says it reduced, avoided or removed. Buyers use credits to balance their own emissions in climate claims.