THIS IS THE WAY HOLLYWOOD WORKS – AT 9:47 A.M. ET:  So I failed?  So what?  I got good experience.  Give me a raise.  The UN's climate chief seems to have learned his personnel policies from the film industry.  From Fox:

The outspoken chairman of the U.N.’s climate change body is to adopt a neutral advisory role and has agreed to stop making statements demanding new taxes and other radical policies on cutting emissions.

In an interview with the Times of London, Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, apologized for his organization’s handling of complaints about errors in its report.

He also apologized for describing as “voodoo science” an Indian Government report which challenged the IPCC’s claims about the rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers.

But Dr Pachauri, 70, rejected calls for his resignation and insisted he would remain as chairman until after publication of the IPCC’s next report in 2014.

He claimed he had the support of all the world’s governments and denied that, by remaining in post, he was undermining the IPCC’s chances of regaining credibility with the public.

“It is not correct to say there are people who don’t trust me,” he said.

Of course not, Raj.  Why would anyone not trust you?  Of course you can stay on.

“I will try to clarify that I’m not prescribing anything as a solution. Maybe I should be more careful [in media interviews] in laying down certain riders. One learns from that and I’m learning.”

And that movie you made that cost $125-million and brought in six thousand bucks?  Could happen to anyone.  We value the experience.  Here's your new Mercedes.

COMMENT:  Does the term "hustler" come to mind?

March 27,  2010