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The Head of the IPCC, that highly influential and political climate change propaganda pressure group, has resigned. It’s on the front page of the BBC’s website but way, way down the page in the Environment section.
UN climate head Rajendra Pachauri resigns
The head of the UN climate change panel (IPCC), Rajendra Pachauri, has resigned amid sexual harassment allegations.
In a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Mr Pachauri said he was unable to provide strong leadership.
Indian police are investigating a complaint from a 29-year-old woman working in his office in Delhi.
Lawyers for the woman say the harassment included unwanted emails as well as text and phone messages. Mr Pachauri has denied the allegations.
Analysis: Roger Harrabin BBC Environment Analyst
Dr Pachauri’s resignation is a shock
So much of a shock that the BBC don’t make it headline news, preferring to stick with Tory Malcolm Rifkind for their big story. Funny how Labour’s Straw has been downplayed, Humphry’s interview yesterday wasn’t exactly a feet to the fire job, whilst the Tory boy is up in lights.
Like Harrabin’s narrative…how ‘Patchy’, after seeing the light, converted from sceptic to believer…
Known to friends as “Patchy”, Dr Pachauri’s tenure has been controversial. He was installed after the US said the previous chair was too alarmist. They thought Dr Pachauri, as an Indian transport economist, would take a pro-development line.
After immersion in scientific research he too became persuaded that climate change is a real threat, deserving more action from political leaders – and he said so in outspoken terms.
As far as I can see Pachauri has always been a believer, an advocate for renewable energy and interested in the social effects of climate change.
Harrabin, just another propagandist. What did he do with that £15,000 the climate change hypers at the Tyndall Centre gave him to promote climate change ‘communication’?