The second embedded point is that the national plan process provided for in the Bill takes policy development and implementation to a new level. While the two national climate change strategies adopted to date served an important purpose in meeting our EU and Kyoto Protocol requirements, the absence of a transparent underlying structure and the limited focus on compliance in the short term rendered that whole approach inadequate in terms of the longer-term challenges and opportunities facing the country. I also see this as a very important and positive step forward in terms of our credentials as a responsible and progressive society.