Pachauri not to resign over glacier scandal | mydigitalfc.com

He said that the mistake by IPCC may have given a “handle” to climate skeptics, who he claimed had “lots of money and were backed by lobbyists.” He said in Washington DC there were 1,200 lobbyists working against climate change legislation “backed by 770 companies.” He said he could give “chapter and verse” of the details about them. He said “rational people” would repose their faith in IPCC and there would be no deviation from it.

The normally confident Pachauri showed impatience at the press conference, asking the Telegraph, UK reporter to “get your facts right, mister” when the latter asked him about damage to the credibility of IPCC and Teri. Pachauri said Teri had nothing to do with the mistake. He said Teri had not “benefited at all” from IPCC. The Telegraph had alleged in a report that Pachauri had personally benefited by misusing the position he was in at IPCC. The press conference was jampacked with Indian and foreign reporters.

Pachauri said no action could be taken against the authors who had done the report on Himalayan glaciers, saying they were “not employees” of the IPCC and their works was only a “labour of love.”