UN Climate chief Pachauri optimistic about Copenhagen

04-12-2009

Indian Scientist Dr Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC), is optimistic about Copenhagen.

The Chair of the UN panel on climate change has told us that he is optimistic that a change in public opinion will lead to a breakthrough at the Copenhagen climate summit. Dr Rajendra Pachauri also said reductions in emissions can be made without compromising economic output. We put a series of reader's questions to him prior to his appearance with Paul McCartney at the "Less Meat = Less Heat" debate in the Parliament's Chamber on Thursday (3 December) which called for people to eat less meat.

The UN's Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading body for assessing climate change science. Their assessment reports have formed the basis for policy making and have warned that a temperature rise of more than 2 degrees Celsius in the next century would be calamitous for life on earth....
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Source: UN Climate chief Pachauri optimistic about Copenhagen
Author: European Parliament

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