IPCC chief calls for lifestyle change to tackle global warming

IPCC chief calls for lifestyle change to tackle global warming

TOKYO, Japan - Rajendra Pachauri, head of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, addresses the opening session Oct. 19 of an international conference in Tokyo on climate change hosted by Japan-based nongovernmental organization Global Environment Action. Pachauri stressed the importance of changing lifestyles to tackle global warming, citing as an example the Japanese government-led ''Cool Biz'' casual attire campaign.

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