Q&A with [Global Warming Fraudster] Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Rajendra Pachauri: I think there’s been an enormous amount of movement in this field because in 1988, when the IPCC was established and when I became deeply interested in studying climate change, there wasn’t compelling evidence and we were essentially going along with what science told us. But now we have observations, we have a whole lot of data based on actions which, quite apart from the scientific assessment, we also know on the basis of observations – on the basis of what we see all around us and based on recorded measurements – that climate change is a reality. What’s also very significant is the fact that the bulk of what has happened in the last 50 years in terms of climate change is the result of human actions, so I think the level of knowledge of this field has moved so rapidly that we really have no reason for scientific doubt on human actions and their impact on the climate.
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UN News Centre: As one of the faces of the global fight against climate change, what do you do in your personal life to lessen your carbon footprint? What can individuals do to take actions against climate change?

Rajendra Pachauri: 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: I have to go all over the world and I have to convince people that this is a serious problem that we have to address. But in terms of my personal lifestyle, I’m very careful about not being consumptive in my habits. I’m not a consumerist, just buying stuff and throwing away stuff. I don’t do that. I’m careful about use of transport in my daily life. I make sure that I keep the air conditioner at a fairly high level, setting the thermostat at a high level so that I feel some degree of discomfort. Most importantly, I’ve become a vegetarian over the years because the meat cycle is extremely intensive. I make sure that when I move from one room to the other I switch off the lights, don’t leave them on unless I need them. I try to do what little I can.