Roger Harrabin of the BBC writes:
UN climate chief resignation call
Several environmentalists, UK MPs and scientists has called for the resignation of Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the UN’s climate science body.
Dr Pachauri, head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has in the past been criticised by climate “sceptics”.
They have claimed that some of his comments had become politicised.
Pressure increased recently when a report recommended that IPCC chairs serve only a single term of office.
Dr Pachauri has yet to comment on the matter.
The IPCC chair is into his second term and several leading scientists and green thinkers contacted by BBC News say he should quit now.
The list includes Tim Yeo, chairman of the all-party Commons Climate and Energy Committee; Professor Sir Brian Hoskins, the Royal Society’s climate change head; and Mike Hulme a former IPCC lead author.
Mr Yeo told BBC News: “Dr Pachauri has become a liability – he is now causing more harm than good. Climate science needs a guarantee of utmost reliability, and Dr Pachauri can no longer guarantee that. It would be as well if he stepped aside.”
Professor Hulme said: “Whatever merit his leadership of IPCC has had in the past, Dr Pachauri is unfortunately now associated with controversy and error in the IPCC AR4.”
“As clearly implied by the IAC Review, a new chair for AR5 would bring fresh vitality and a new respect to the IPCC.”
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The BBC understands that if Dr Pachauri is determined to hang on to the job, his post is safe for a while at least. A UN source said developed countries were keen to strike a deal on biodiversity, so would not be prepared to upset developing countries by calling for resignation of a high-profile Indian.
The question now is whether Dr Pachauri feels he is still serving the best interests of the IPCC, following such a negative reaction from British greens whom he may have considered to be his friends.
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Tenuc says:
September 23, 2010 at 11:16 am
The UN’s headquarters is in New York, USA, and now there is a global and happy jamboree down there and no one complains. BTW it seems that there will be a new head of that organism, as the Moon guy is approaching the end of his term.
I am not versed in demonology so I couldn’t predict who will replace him, but some people say that the time has arrived for a female-demon to be nominated.
ZT says:
September 23, 2010 at 10:39 am
I am disappointed to see all the WWF motivated ‘save the Pachauri comments’.
However, the suggestion of Phil Jones
I nominate James Hansen! He’d do miracles for the “cause”.
@ZT (post #1) “Phil has been cleared of any wrong doing, possesses good organizational skills, and impeccable scientific credentials. ” (post #2) “I also nominate Gavin Schmidt (Esquire), as a possible contender, based on his extensive diplomatic credentials.”
First Phil Jones and now Gavin, next you’ll be nominating the UN IPCC to institute a global climate control scheme based on its rigorous, objective, and ethical application of the scientific method!
A UN source said developed countries were keen to strike a deal on biodiversity, so would not be prepared to upset developing countries by calling for resignation of a high-profile Indian.
Is the UN playing the race card? Gee, are they trying to play on the guilt of the
richdevelopedwhiteWestern nations? Given the longstanding record of respect shown those nations at the UN by those other countries, as proudly displayed at the Copenhagen conference?@Scarface “The IPCC has a hidden agenda. Their ‘science’ will therefore never be objective.”
“Hidden”? The IPCC’s explicit and stated role is to “assess… human-induced climate change.”
They are AGW promoters and believers, there’s nothing “scientific” about it.
http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/ipcc-principles/ipcc-principles.pdf
“ROLE : The role of the IPCC is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. “
I love how the author of the article uses quotes when referring to AGW “skeptics.” Almost like he’s struggling to not use the usual “denier” meme, but still refuses to confer any legitimacy on anybody not buying the AGW theory.
My forecast?. A well known african-american lady will be nominated to replace him. She has recently helped fighting that sickening gas we all exhale by anathemizing it for ever.
There is no one else more appropriate for the position.
What is this deal that is to be struck with the Indians that mustn’t be upset by Pachauri being asked to resign? Is it we will limit our emissions if you give us all your money? Ah yes, I thought so.
I agree with AJB: ‘Never mind Pachauri, how about we rid ourselves of Harrabin, Black, Yeo, Hulme, George Monbiot and the rest of the UK post-normal freak show. This is the real threat to the UK, its economy and its people, not the IPCC.’ The very thought cheered me up immensely. Many thanks AJB
I think we need a new HTML switch ‘specially for ZT /sard
The posts are not sarcastic but sardonic.
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
DaveE
Judging by his compatriots running the Commonwealth Games, the last thing he is likely to do is admit there is a problem. Like the footbridge and the weightlifting building ceiling, his career with the IPCC will fall down in a screaming heap. Last thing any senior Indian bureaucrat will do is admit failure.
Like many others here I am glad he is in there attracting all the flies to the IPCC.
BTW On things a tad closer to home, Matt and Janet Thompson were served the eviction notice from their bank. They have to vacate the farm by mid October.
Pachauri is a goner. But a little bit later would be more to my liking. The US mid-term elections are in early November. I would love to see, after our election , a new US congress involved in discussion of his replacement.
John
He has to be hide away, as he became a worldwide known joke, as Al Baby, who disappeared silently behind curtains, which, btw, it is a relief as babies won’t get scared anymore by seeing his artificially rosy cheeks and his blazing sight.
I vote to leave him in.
In perhaps a quarter century, when monuments are being built to those who saved humanity from the poverty and tyranny of the AGW delusion, right along with the courage of Lindzen and Singer, the integrity of Pielke the Elder, the courage of Spencer and Christie, the jollity of Watts, and many others, will appear fountains and boulevards paying homage to the narcissistic cupidity and egregious cluelessness of Pachauri.
He is truly irreplaceable. He has managed to alienate even the government of India to the point that they have their own climate commission, independent of the IPCC.
“Dr Pachauri, head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has in the past been criticised by climate “sceptics”
Listen rajendra, its not our fault, it’s those pesky skeptics that want you out and we have got to shut them up somehow.
I think i know what the plan is. There is a certain ex vice president of america who is in need of gainful employment. Al baby, this job is just what the doctor ordered. Go for it.
Colin from Mission B.C. says September 23, 2010 at 12:32 pm
They have a common purpose. Mr Harrabin and the brotherhood at the BBC I’m afraid fool no one.
Couldn’t agree more. By just recommending the abolition of the IPCC, I was just trying to be modest in my demands.
Anyway, funniest suggestion for Pachy’s replacement: Gavin Schmidt.
/Mr Lynn
The problem is that when you go to a used car lot and you have a huckster trying to sell you a wreck and you walk away only to come back to the same lot a day later and there is a different huckster trying to sell you the same wreck, what has really changed?
Pachuri is a trustee of a charity called TERI Europe. Last November Richard North challenged the published accounts since it was seemed that money that had been paid by public bodies to TERI Europe was less that the totals declared to the British Charity Commission. They admitted their accoutns were wrong
A few weeks ago the revised accounts were published by the British Charity Commission
This is the link to the revised accounts: http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/SHOWCHARITY/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1077624&SubsidiaryNumber=0
Year before inquiries Corrected figures submitted after inquiries
2006 7,000 16,610
2007 9,000 49,878
2008 8,000 103,980
In other words TERI Europe had made a mistake in their accounts and only posted about 15% of their income to the British authorites.
Monbiot says this is not relevent and we can trust Pachauri
I and Shub have written this story up and it is posted on Bishop Hill. I really do implore readers at WUWT to get this story out to a wider public before Pachauri goes. Once he goes it will be a dead story. http://bishophill.squarespace.com/blog/2010/9/18/george-monbiot-scrubbing-the-record-clean.html
No one is suggesting Pachauri is corrupt or has done anything wrong, but he has made as series of blunders and has many conflict of interest because he is both the chairman of the IPCC and at the same time being a trustee of charities that receive grants to study the subject raised in IPCC report make it very difficult for everyone to regard him as neutral chairman. Even the New Scientist have called for him to go because the conflict of interest make his position untenable.
Get rid of the railroad engineer and bring in someone more qualified for the work of the IPCC: a sewage engineer.
I would not worry overmuch about the employment status of Mr Pachauri. Of much more interest is one of those asked for an opinion of his position by BBC news, Prof Mike Hulme. He appears to be a man with a very different view of what “Science” and the “scientific method” mean than that apparently accepted by the majority of posters on this site. I would recommend a visit to Buy the Truth.wordpress.com to read a post there titled Climate Change and the Death of Science (sorry, I am unable to post a link) for some interesting quotes from Prof Hulme and, in my view, an understanding from the analysis there of why we have the problem of “Climate Change” at all.
It may give some of those here who would debate the “science” with visitors of a warmer persuasion, pause for thought, as to whether you are perhaps wasting your time.
Your older view of what science Should be, and their Post Normal version are very, very,very different concepts.
I assume he is the most qualified the UN could find for the job. If so it shows the nature of the UN, very costly and dis honest. And evidently not accountable.
I’ll miss Patchy Morals. I say He can’t leave until he’s had a shower!
A 1940’s technology rail engineer (no Magleve, High Speed, or Mono rail or Intercity 125’s there) as head of the IPCC was a monstrous insult and was the perfect choice by providence to derail what could have been a formidable black hole on human development particularly in the 3rd world….like India. He won’t go. He’s writing a sequel to that his first novel while commuting on jets to important IPCC meetings. His first book could be a movie……..with Patchy as the lead man……you know…….Daniel Craig is….James Bond, Ian McKellan is Gandalf,……Patchy Morals is….. Sick.
This gentleman is exactly what the IPCC needs to head up the next effort
http://mail.aol.com/32679-211/aol-1/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.28439489&folder=Inbox&partId=4&saveAs=Entabulator1.wmv
Moderator, if the link does not work, please delete the post. Thanks
Removing him won’t do because he is a high profile Indian????? So if he was a westerner, removing him would be ok??? Frigging racists.
I for one hope RJP stays for a long long time. He is the best thing for the sceptical side since climategate e-mails.