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Pachauri defends producing 121.1 tons of carbon dioxide in air travel | UN climate chief Dr Rajendra Pachauri has expressed
his helplessness in preventing the production of 121.1 tons of carbon dioxide during more than half a million miles of air travel in eighteen months. "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," The Telegraph quoted Dr
Pachauri as telling a UN publication last September. "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," he added. Earlier, the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC) has been embroiled in issuing an erroneous warning on
Himalayan glaciers. During his international trips, Dr Pachauri urged people to
eat less meat, pay aviation taxes and even ban giving iced water in restaurants,
reports. Documents available on IPCC website showed that between January 2007
and July 2008, he took more than 120 long-haul flights and 43 short-haul trips,
taking in countries such as New Zealand, America and Fiji. 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. |
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