‘Rajendra Pachauri has stepped down as the chairman of the UN’s panel on climate change, a position he has held since 2002. He had to pull out of a meeting in Kenya this week amid sexual harassment allegations he denies.’

via BBC News – Profile: Climate chief Rajendra Pachauri.

‘NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indian police are investigating claims that the one of world’s top climate change officials, Rajendra K. Pachauri, chairman of the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, sexually harassed a 29-year-old woman, police and lawyers said on Friday.’

via U.N. Climate Panel Chief Accused of Sexual Harassment: Police – NYTimes.com.

‘The world’s states should commit to a legally binding emissions cut of 60% by 2050, with five-yearly reviews, in a Paris Protocol to replace the moribund Kyoto agreement at a climate summit later this year, according to a leaked EU document.’

via EU wants Paris climate deal to cut carbon emissions 60% by 2050 | Environment | The Guardian.

‘The chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Rajendra K. Pachauri, stepped down Tuesday amid allegations of sexual misconduct that have engulfed the celebrated Indian economist and engineer.’

via Head Of UN Climate Change Panel Resigns Amid Harassment Allegations : The Two-Way : NPR.

‘…But Soon is not without controversy. During the weekend, Greenpeace released a batch of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act that showed Soon received more than $1.2 million from Exxon Mobil, Southern Company, the American Petroleum Institute and the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation.’

via Things just got very hot for climate deniers’ favorite scientist – The Washington Post.

‘Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed India’s “megawatts to gigawatts” challenge at the Renewable Energy Investment Summit (RE-Invest) last week, building on his existing commitment to 160 gigawatts of solar and wind by 2022.’

On climate risk in India:

“…India is particularly vulnerable to the downside of fossil fuels and global warming. The City of Mumbai, which generates 40 percent of the nation’s tax revenues, has a larger population at risk from sea level rise and storm surge than any city on the planet—2.5 million residents are already forced to live below the high tide line at present sea level.”

via India’s Huge Commitment to Renewable Energy Provides ‘Gift to the World’ » EcoWatch.

‘WASHINGTON — Senator Edward J. Markey is calling on coal and oil companies to reveal whether they are funding scientific climate change studies after his staff reviewed newly obtained documents illuminating the relationship between a researcher for a Cambridge-based institution and energy interests.’

via Senator Edward Markey to investigate energy companies on climate science funding – Metro – The Boston Globe.

‘Members of all faiths and the public are invited to explore what people can do together to slow their own contributions to climate change and to lead the whole community to a more sustainable future.’

via Davis hosting Interfaith Climate Conference.

‘…Developing countries like India may be reluctant to accept any enforcement mechanism that could have the effect of limiting economic growth. Were they asked to rank economic growth against climate objectives, Ramesh said, developing countries would choose growth.’

via India Lowers Expectations For Paris Climate Talks – Forbes.