Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of the Nobel prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had breakfast with a small group this morning at the launch of an appeal to the world’s leaders on the moral and ethical dimensions of climate change.
Dr. Pachuri started by quoting Gandhi: “Ghandi used to say Truth should be followed, not just because honesty is the best policy, but because in the moment you equate something as important as that to policy, then clearly you have devalued the very concept of truth.”
In regard to Climate Change, Dr. Pachuri said, “There has to be some sort of evangelical fervor because this is an issue of intergenerational equity.” Effects of Climate Change will be inequitable, unfair and severe in several parts of the world and for future generations.
It’s our responsibility to motivate and inspire by appealing to the human spirit.
read more about our breakfast with the IPCC Chair from Matthew McDermott at Treehugger.
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