PM backs Pachauri, says India has confidence in IPCC process

New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) Backing R K Pachauri, who has
come under flak for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC)'s goof up on melting of Himalayan glaciers, Indian
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said he has
earned well deserved respect and international acclaim for his
contribution in meeting challenges of climate change.
India has full confidence in the IPCC process and its
leadership and will support it, he said inaugurating the 10th
Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, while noting that, "some
aspects of the science that is reflected in the work of IPCC
have faced criticism".
"The Energy Research Insitute, TERI, has, under the
able and farsighted leadership of Pachauri earned
well-deserved respect and international acclaim for its
contributions to the global efforts in meeting the twin
challenges of energy security and climate change," he said.
Nobel laureate Pachauri, who has been under attack
from various quarters over the IPCC's 2007 report on Himalayan
glaciers, has already ruled out his resignation saying that
the mistake was "unfortunate" and he would go ahead to
complete the Fifth IPCC Assessment Report.
Regretting the absence of global consensus on climate
issues, the Prime Minister asked industrialised countries to
respond with bolder initiatives to contain their future
emissions.
He also asked the developed nations to recognise "more
clearly" their historical role in the accumulation of green
house gases. MORE PTI