Pachauri to skip IPCC meet

Chairman of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and director general of The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri), R K Pachauri, who is accused of sexually harassing a 29-year-old woman research analyst at Teri, will skip an IPCC meet in Nairobi next week.

"Rajendra K Pachauri has informed the IPCC that he will be unable to chair the plenary session of the IPCC in Nairobi next week because of issues demanding his attention in India", a statement issued by his office said on Saturday. "He is committed to provide all assistance and cooperation to the authorities in their ongoing investigations," the statement added.