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There are some interesting developments in British press about the IPCC and Pachauri, both on the extraordinary financial conflicts of interest in the IPCC process.
In the UK Telegraph, Richard North of the EU Referendum and Christopher Booker strongly suggest IPCC boss Rajendra Pachauri has earned what they claim are vast sums of money from his connection to the trade in carbon credits. North writes:
In addition to his paid post as Director-General of TERI, Pachauri has taken on over twenty additional posts since becoming chairman of the IPCC – another of his paid posts.
From the Telegraph:
What has also almost entirely escaped attention, however, is how Dr Pachauri has established an astonishing worldwide portfolio of business interests with bodies which have been investing billions of dollars in organisations dependent on the IPCC’s policy recommendations.
These outfits include banks, oil and energy companies and investment funds heavily involved in ‘carbon trading’ and ‘sustainable technologies’, which together make up the fastest-growing commodity market in the world, estimated soon to be worth trillions of dollars a year.
Pachauri’s really not happy about this, and has blasted the article in The Indian Express and The Times of India.
I think Pachauri’s train might be off the rails though, since he’s claiming:
The accusations, published in the The Sunday Telegraph, were coming from the same group of people who had tried unsuccessfully to discredit the IPCC and the “irrefutable science” on climate change by hacking personal emails of some scientists a few weeks ago, Pachauri said.
Gosh, accusing journalists now of being the Climatgate hackers? Desperate are we?
This is not called a “conflict of interest” any more. Al Gore and company now call it “personal interest” putting ones money where their mouth is.
It just wouldn’t be fair if big Al was the only one making money on this. I suspect there is a few more that are profiting from the global scare.
That face looks like a police mugshot. Who Photoshopped the number board from the photograph?
Other portraits make the fellow look like the gurus who used to shake down idiots like the Beatles. I am sure I seen one of this crook in an expensive white suit.
You should have left the original picture up, it looked like a mugshot.
[pointless religious bashing ~ ctm]
I thought this was par for the course at the UN. IIRC, the “Oil for Food” program benefitted a few more people than Iraqi children.
Anthony likes to dress up his photos a bit. Jail door bars? To early perhaps?
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Cute Google-ad – “Offset your carbon emissions. (We’ll show you how)”, on an image of jet with contrail and big red X on contrail and disclaimer “Contrail image used for illustrative purposes only. Offsets don’t really make contrails disappear, though it’s be pretty cool if they did.”
Even in a hydrogen economy there would often be contrails.
Glad this turned into a full-blown post 😉
It’s certainly worthy.
JimB in USA
How would Dr Rajendra Pachauri know that there is “irrefutable science” on climate change ?
He does have a MS in Industrial Engineering (1972), a PhD in Industrial Engineering and a PhD in Economics from North Carolina State University, but, frankly, most of the “peer review” “climate scientists” realclimate.com bunch would not recognize anyone with those credentials as a “climate scientist.”
How do I get a friend like that ? 🙂
So much for the gravy train
The thing is that this won’t matter at all to the True Believers. One of the elements of their faith is that the Good should become Rich through their efforts. Which explains the maniacal hatred towards anyone or any organization who turns a profit by opposing their wishes.
And we’re surprised by this revelation? With nothing to control it, the U.N. is certain to be corrupt to the core.
The fellow should be behind bars, along with a few of his fellow conspirators.
Anthony, the title reads “Pacharuri”, when it should be “Pachauri”. Please fix. Thanks.
No sense in giving the “Warmistas” any fodder at all, no matter how slim, like “Uh, they can’t even spell his name right, so how reliable is their science?”.
They are getting desparate, you know.
[Fixed, thanks. ~dbs, mod.]
@marc (myself, no less)
And of course “desparate” should be “desperate”.
PachauriGate?
He is undobtely a Saint of this new religion, founded by the Most holy Saint ” El Gordo” (the fat one) Al and others. These, however, are saints of an inferior realm, called by some as hell or inferno and by others the realm where abominable beings called “qliphots” dwell.
Carbon credits, Oil for food on steroids
It’s not a matter of putting their money where their mouth is; it’s a matter of putting their mouth where their money is!
Neo:
Don’t forget, he also has an honorary Doctorate from East Anglia. The inside team is rather incestuous, wouldn’t you say?
Could accusing the journalists and/or paper in question of being the hackers (which means they comitted a criminal offense) be considered libelous? The comment from Pachouli ( 😉 did not seem to express an opinion or suspicion – it presented as fact…
Courtesy of the Naked Cowboy
I don’t like this Global Cooling Mr President.
I don’t Believe in You Anymore!
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I’m feeling kinda dumb. I knew the absolution credits would be a big business, and if one sold immediately after the e-mails were released, one would have made a big profit. Sigh, and I’m still trying to get my brother talked into planting trees on his pasture for an obscene amount. I see no reason why we shouldn’t turn the tables and profit off of their obsessive paranoia regarding the earth’s climate.
Meanwhile, if the IPCC should ever decide to part company with Dr Pachauri, Eurostar could perhaps use a good railway engineer to help it sort out its snow-related problems:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/dec/21/eurostar-problems-explained
Similar to the excuses trotted out by the railway companies in the UK in the past, it seems that it was “the wrong kind of snow”.
Good will prevail over evil…but it needs a little help from us all.