Very interesting article in The Australian this weekend, about...

Very interesting article in The Australian this weekend, about the conflict of interests with the head of the IPCC, Dr Rajendra Pachauri.

" 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 IPCCs 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.

Today, in addition to his role as chairman of the IPCC, Dr Pachauri occupies more than a score of such posts, acting as director or adviser to many of the bodies which play a leading role in what has become known as the international climate industry.

It is remarkable how only very recently has the staggering scale of Dr Pachauris links to so many of these concerns come to light, inevitably raising questions as to how the worlds leading climate official can also be personally involved in so many organisations which stand to benefit from the IPCCs recommendations.


He should resign immediately. His continued association, as Chairman of the IPCC, undermines any of work and reports, that the IPCC does.

Cheers, Skip