Pachauri
started by saying that they «clearly ignored» the IPCC's recommendations
on how to prevent climate change, and then laid into the G8: Though it was a good thing that the G8 agreed to the aspirational goal of
limiting global average temperature rise to 2 °C by 2050, Pachauri said he found it «interesting» that the G8 then proceeded to pay no heed to when the IPCC says
carbon emissions should peak.