The globe-trotting travels of the UN’s environment chief have been sharply criticised in a draft internal audit as “contrary to the ethos of carbon emission reduction”. Solheim told the Guardian he had already paid back money for instances of oversight and made changes where other rules had been broken. It is particularly critical of Solheim’s frequent flying, which included a weekend trip from the US to France and back. In August, Solheim told a Norwegian aviation magazine, people should not have a “guilty conscience” about flying and said he held gold frequent flyer cards at all three major airline alliances. “We have immediately put new procedures in place whereby my travel is approved by the office of the secretary general,” Solheim told the Guardian.

Source: The Guardian September 21, 2018 11:48 UTC