Rajendra Pachauri – The Little Man Who Told Big Whoppers « NoFrakkingConsensus

Today I’m launching a series of posts in which I’ll compare Pachauri’s fictions to some cold, hard facts....

Pachauri is mistaken. Since at least 1994 the IPCC has been choosing personnel for reasons that have nothing to do with impressive track records or extensive publications.

It has been selecting people who aren’t remotely near the top of their profession.

It has been relying, therefore, on second and third-rate minds to decide some of the world’s most important questions.

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