GOODY TWO SHOES: Globetrotting U.N. Global Warming Chief’s Gigantic Carbon Footprint
To reduce their carbon footprint Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the U.N.’s beleaguered (sixth item) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 2002, has “urged people to eat less meat, pay aviation taxes and even ban giving iced water in restaurants. Over a 19-month period, he circled the globe to do his bit to save the planet, logging more than 500K air miles, reports The Telegraph (
Between January 2007 and July 2008, he took more than 120 long-haul flights and 43 short-haul trips, taking in countries such as
Dr Pachauri’s trips would have produced 121.1 tons of carbon dioxide, according to calculations by ClimateCare, a carbon offset provider.
It is estimated that the average Briton produces around 8.6 tons of carbon dioxide a year, while the average Indian produces just over one ton. …
Speaking last September ahead of the climate change conference in
He told a UN publication: “I really have one area where unfortunately I am guilty of a pretty large carbon footprint, and that is in terms of travel.
That is something that unfortunately I can’t do anything about because I have to spread the message.
Someone should tell Pachauri about Skype and Web conferencing.
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