Relevant Networks and Interest Groups

Relevant RSC interest groups

Members of associated interest groups will automatically become members of the relevant subject community. Members can manually select or remove interest groups and subject communities within their membership profile at members.rsc.org
 
Our member led groups associated with the Environment, Sustainability and Energy chemistry community include the following:

• Agricultural Sector
• Applied Catalysis
• Energy Sector
• Environmental Chemistry Group
• Food Group
• International Network of Environmental Forensics
• Toxicology Group
• Water Science Forum

Currently represented on the Environment, Sustainability and Energy Community Council are:

• Agriculture Sector
• Energy Sector
• Environmental Chemistry Group
• International Network of Environmental Forensics
• Toxicology Group
• Water Science Forum

Interest groups relevant across the chemical sciences:

• Consultancy Group
• Historical Group
• Law Group
• Management Group
• Marketing Group
• Process Chemistry & Technology Group

As a member of a subject community or interest group you will receive communications so you can stay informed about major developments in your field such as funding, training, events and activities alongside calls to contribute to RSC programmes and policy work

External links to organisations of interest to the Environment, Sustainability and Energy chemistry community.

Research Councils

NERC - Natural Environment Research Council

Provides independent research and training in the environmental sciences

EPSRC

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Learned Societies and Professional Bodies

Energy Institute

The leading professional body for the energy industries

Institute of Physics

An international professional body and learned society, established to promote the advancement and dissemination of physics

Energy Management Group

The Institute of Physics Energy Management Group

European Links

European Environment Agency

The EEA aims to support sustainable development and to help achieve significant and measurable improvement in Europe's environment

European Commission – Directorate-General for the Environment 

Relevant issues pertaining to the environment

EuCheMS Division of Green and Sustainable Chemistry 

Division of EuChemS, members and meetings

EuChemS Division of Chemistry and Energy 

Division of EuChemS, members and meetings

EuChemS Division of Chemistry and the Environment 

Division of EuChemS, members and meetings

Government Departments and Bodies

DEFRA (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra works for the essentials of life - water, food, air, land, people, animals and plants

DECC (Department of Energy & Climate Change)

DECC works to ensure the UK has secure, clean, affordable energy supplies, and promotes action to mitigate climate change

Other Useful Links

Green Chemistry

Promoting awareness and facilitate education, training and practice of Green Chemistry in industry, commerce, central, regional and local government, academia and schools