Rajendra K. Pachauri | |
|---|---|
 Pachauri in 2002 | |
| 3rd Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | |
| In office 20 April 2002 – 24 February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Watson |
| Succeeded by | Hoesung Lee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rajendra Kumar Pachauri 20 August 1940 Nainital, United Provinces, British India (now in Uttarakhand, India) |
| Died | 13 February 2020 (aged 79) New Delhi, India |
| Spouse | Saroj Pachauri |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | La Martiniere College, Lucknow; North Carolina State University (MS 1972, PhD 1974) |
| Occupation | Former Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Former Chairman and Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan, Nobel Peace Prize (on behalf of IPCC) |
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Rajendra Kumar Pachauri (20 August 1940 – 13 February 2020[1]) was the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from 2002 to 2015, during the fourth and fifth assessment cycles. Under his leadership the IPCC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 and delivered the Fifth Assessment Report, the scientific foundation of the Paris Agreement.[1] He held the post from 2002 until his resignation in February 2015 after facing multiple allegations of sexual harassment. In March 2022, he was exonerated of the sexual harassment allegations (The Court of Additional Sessions Judge in Saket Court). [2] He was succeeded by Hoesung Lee. Pachauri assumed his responsibilities as the Chief Executive of The Energy and Resources Institute in 1981 and led the institute for more than three decades and demitted office as Executive Vice Chairman of TERI in 2016.[3] Pachauri, universally known as Patchy, was an internationally recognized voice on environmental and policy issues, and his leadership of the IPCC contributed to the issue of human-caused climate change becoming recognized as a matter of vital global concern.[1]
- ^ a b c "Obituary: Rajendra K. Pachauri — IPCC". Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Doshi, Vindhi (22 April 2016). "Rajendra Pachauri to face Delhi court on sexual harassment charges". BBC. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Profile - Dr R K Pachauri". www.teriin.org. Retrieved 7 April 2021.