The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution in the

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was created under Royal Warrant in 1970 to advise the

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and the public on environmental issues. It was closed on 1 April 2011, as part of the Coalition Government's spending cuts.Axing this Commission is a right Royal shame
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Overview

The Commission's reports covered both the

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and the

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, including topics such as

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, energy use and climate change, the environmental impact of

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, and the use of

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s and

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. The Commission was a

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Reports

Major reports

*1st report: First report of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (1971) *2nd report: Three issues in Industrial Pollution (1972) *3rd report: Pollution in some British Estuaries and Coastal Waters (1972) *4th report: Pollution Control: Progress and Problems (1974) *5th report: Air Pollution Control: An integrated approach (1976) *6th report:

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(1976) *7th report: Agriculture and Pollution (1979) *8th report: Oil Pollution of the Sea (1981) *9th report: Lead in the Environment (1983) *10th report: Tackling Pollution - Experience and Prospects (1984) *11th report: Managing Waste: The duty of care (1985) *12th report: Best Practicable Environmental Option (1988) *13th report: The Release of Genetically Engineered Organisms to the Environment (1989) *14th report: GENHAZ - A System for the Critical Appraisal of Proposals to Release Genetically Modified Organisms into the Environment (1991) *15th report: Emissions from Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicles (1991) *16th report: Freshwater Quality (1992) *17th report: Incineration of Waste (1993) *18th report: Transport and the Environment (1994) *19th report: Sustainable use of Soil (1996) *20th report: Transport and the Environment (1997) *21st report: Setting environmental standards (1998) *22nd report: Energy - The Changing Climate (2000) *23rd report: Environmental Planning (2002) *24th report: Chemicals in Products (2003) *25th report: Turning the Tide (2004) *26th report: The Urban Environment (2006) *27th report: Novel Materials in the Environment (2008) *28th report: Adapting Institutions to Climate Change (2010) *29th report: Environmental Impacts of Demographic Change (2011)

Short reports

*Short report: The Environmental Effects of Civil Aircraft in Flight (2002) *Short report: Biomass as a Renewable Energy Source (2004) *Short report: Crop Spraying (2005) *Short report: Artificial Light in the Environment (2009)

Notable members

* Marian Scott

References

External links

Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
{{Authority control 1970 establishments in the United Kingdom 2011 disestablishments in the United Kingdom

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