Oh dear, oh dear. Donna Laframboise writes:
bombshell: the India chapter of the World Wildlife Fund was, too.
That’s right, folks. The chairman of the IPCC is cashing cheques issued by the WWF.
Full story here:
There should be no reason for anyone to trust Mr. Pachauri again, as he has been compromised by activism. He’s damaged goods now.
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“BMW a sponsor ? Maybe they can explain the conservation in their ‘run-flat’ tyres … that can’t be repaired. In 50,000km of travel I have had to replace 8 tyres…”
BMW is going downhill fast – much of it Green inspired. I eagerly replaced the horrible BMW run-flats with conventional tires after only 5,000 miles of use. And I keep a Continental Comfort Kit (electric tire pump+sealant) in the trunk. They’re rumored to be replacing the excellent straight-six engine with a 4 cylinder turbo and then – unbelievably – an electric engine, like a Prius. What are they thinking!?!
Old bombshell,
Pachauri set up Glorioil, (now Glori Energy) which is a residual oil extraction technology company. At one time, at least, he was Glorioil’s scientific advisor while being head of the IPCC. Then this numbnuts tells us to give up meat to reduce global warming. I don’t know what to say. Pachauri and Gore are of the same hypocritical cloth. They also follow the money without fail. Scum bags.
pokerguy says:
February 4, 2013 at 12:26 pm
“I’ve been calling Pachauri a crook since the “voodoo science’ debacle, But this reads as if the chairman of the IPCC is putting checks in his personal account, which I doubt it the case.”
It is my understanding that Pachauri is the creator and sole proprietor of TERI. In that case, the money is going into his pocket. Am I wrong on this?
When will the saint, non-money seeking Rendrand Pinocchio step down as head of the IPCFT (Inter-Governmental Pane on Climate Fairy Tales)?
Perhaps he just needed to borrow some money for a long overdue visit to the hair dresser ;’)
[1] No, he is not the creator. It was originally funded by J.R.D. Tata, chairman of the TATA Group. It was originally chartered to look into resource depeletion and energy scarcity.
[2] Not sure what is meant by “sole proprietor”. If you mean in the business sense, as a “one-man band” then definitely not. TERI has about 1,300 employees. Pachauri is the Director General of TERI; think CEO.
Someone should lay the smackdown on him. WWF is the Worldwide Wrestling Federation, not the WorldWide Fund For Nature, which should be WWFFN.
Hey, what’s a little green among Greenies?
Is there evidence that the money went into his pocket whether directly or indirectly (e.g. conference paid him for services or he made profit from it)?
Otherwise its a nonprofit like thousands of others.
We know he is dishonest due confict of interest, but what is the money trail in this case?
“OK, not that I’m looking to give Pachauri any cover here, but moquauvin is correct. It’s as ludicrous as accusing Joe Bast of being in some corporation’s pocket because they sponsored one of Heartland’s ICCC’s. I do not claim this tempest in a teapot otherwise suggests Pachauri is as pure as the driven snow, but you can’t hang him on this paltry evidence. Sorry.”
I’m one of the 2 or 3 who criticized this post as misleading. However, you go too far in the opposite direction in my view. The IPCC is supposed the be above reproach…the gold standard, remember? It’s laughable and pathetic and damning that they’re taking money from groups that have an extreme interest in defending the (it’s always worse than we though) “consensus.”
Add me to the minority position. If someone wants to hold a conference on sustainability, the WWF certainly has the funds and interest to support it. And maybe give some of the execs a nice boondoggle to India for a while.
Donna says “a sustainability summit organized by the chairman of the IPCC” and “a sustainability summit is held in Delhi, organized by TERI.” I bet Pachauri had essentially nothing to do do with negotiating for the conference space, the catering, the advertising, the printer. I doubt he did anything except authorize the event, get photographed, promise to talk at a plenary session, and be at the head of the table at a special dinner for sponsors.
I most especially doubt “is cashing cheques issued by the WWF.” Well, he may be, but I doubt they’re checks issued just because TERI is putting on the event unless it’s a reward for activist of the year or something like that. There’s plenty of other opportunities for the WWF to thank Pachuri for all he does for them.
Donna provides absolutely no evidence of malfeasance by the WWF. She might have been able to make a case that Pachuri and TERI have a serious ethical problem putting on an event this biased when he’s supposed to be the head of a high quality group of scientists. That’s more significant than an unsupported claim of financial shenanigans.
You don’t really follow this site do you! The moderators here pretty much let any inane comment through without change. Unless you get into personal attacks or profanity and stay on the topic at hand (and that one gets a great deal of leniency) your comments WILL be posted. It isn’t Anthony Watts and company’s job to keep you from embarrassing yourself. Though your comment indicates you should probably hire a sanity checker to keep you from projecting what happens at many warmist sites onto our host.
I have always loved the folks who write into the letters to the editor column complaining about some article or something claiming they are “canceling my subscription” only to back the next month complaining that some story was unfair and they are “canceling my subscription!”
You conflate too many elements here. Focus on what’s actually in the story.
1. Pachuri is the Director General of TERI.
2. TERI organizes a conference.
3. The conference has a number of corporate sponsors.
4. Ergo, Pachauri is lining his pockets. (?????????)
Sorry, 4. does not flow from 1., 2., and 3. Note that I do not claim/assert.believe it isn’t happening, just that this particular story doesn’t provide even the faintest hint of a shred of proof.
This story is not really about the IPCC since the IPCC did not sponsor the conference. Considering the number of contributors to the IPCC reports, under your theory of responsibility, there is nothing from wild-eyed misanthropism (kill-the humans-now) to utter repudiation of CAGW that can’t be laid at the feet of the IPCC. This sort of hyperbole does not advance the debate in any way.
The World Wildlife Fund? Obviously they care about wild animals and the destruction of their niches mainly due to human encroachments but do they think that Gore or the IPCC can directly stop human encroachment on wild life sanctuaries or claim some funding from the climate change fund. Pachauri, I can’t stand the fellow.
Why does he need the money, I thought he was best selling, romance writer?
“Because of its scientific and intergovernmental nature, the IPCC embodies a unique opportunity to provide rigorous and balanced scientific information to decision makers”
For those defending Pachauri, how can the chairman of the IPCC also be director of an organization that received major (unbalanced) funding from an activist group?
Imagine if Richard Windsor (AKA Lisa Jackson) was the managing director of an organization called FFF.org (Fossil Fuels Forever), and BP was a major sponsor? How would people view that.
And regarding the money trail, someone astutely pointed out that Al Gore’s NonProf funneled money to his sister’s NonProf in the form of a forgivable loan.
Like still waters, the corruption in Climate Religion runs deeps.
😀
His hair makes him such a succulent sniper’s target. Do not tell him to get a hair cut !
Very easy Head Kill this Bambi. 8
XD
Fool !
PS. And a good dead fool at that … should Fate intervene.
I’m a bit surprised Mr. Pachauri is still heading that show. Someone ought have alerted someone, but perhaps they are all too far gone.
Environmentalism has been fouled, soiled, and horribly corrupted by the individuals who have barged into the workings of groups that once had some class. Sadly, the “F” in WWF now stands for “fraud.”
For extra mirth (free hockey-stick included), have a look at Fenbeagle’s “IPCC Wizard Rajendra Pauchari-the-Green” (as seen through the lens of JRR Tolkien):
http://fenbeagleblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/the-habit/
@Oldseadog;
If patchy wants to stand in a bight…. it’s his leg and his choice. But it won’t be pretty… thats for sure.
‘There should be no reason for anyone to trust Mr. Pachauri again,’
Sorry but when was there a reason to trust Mr Pahauri ?
Sorry, but where is a problem?
It is a conference and sponsors are welcome. What is wrong with WWF?
It is perfectly ok when industries support science.
Pachauri was damaged years ago. Corruption is endemic in India I am afraid. Lovely people but led by poor government.
Non-sense, with many other organisations, public and privtae, WWF supported a dubious conference on that dreaded subject ‘sustainability’ ( a tool for engineering consensus?) – that is to direct money towards ‘green’ and bureaucratic coffers, both public and private. This conference system pays many do-gooders of the green variety and their academic beneficiaries fares and sustenance. All very normal and nothing to blame Pachauri for, certainly no bombshell but common practice. Don’t go over the top, BMW also contributed, Donna and Anthony, don’t overdo it stick to science critique and leave personalities.alone. Love Sonja
“Bride and Prejudice”
WWF is the bride.