UK Climate Change Programme

The following submission has been prepared under the aegis of the Environment, Health and Safety Committee of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

The Society's Royal Charter obliges it to serve the public interest by acting in an independent advisory capacity and we are happy for this submission to be put into the public domain.

We recognise that this Consultation Paper is aimed specifically at addressing issues to satisfy the UK's Kyoto obligations. We welcome it as such and are pleased to have had the opportunity to comment on its contents. We have made comments on specific points contained within it, described subsequently.