fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv hiː wʌz tʃˈɛɹ ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl kəmˈɪʃən ˌɔn ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl pəlˈuːʃən, wˌɛn hiː ˌoʊvɚsˈɔː ðə pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv kˈiː ɹᵻpˈoːɹts sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðoʊz ˌɔn ˈɛnɚdʒi ðə tʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ klˈaɪmət, kˈɛmɪkəlz ɪn pɹˈɑːdʌkts sˈeɪfɡɑːɹdɪŋ ðɪ ɛnvˈaɪɹənmənt ænd hjˈuːmən hˈɛlθ, ænd tˈɜːnɪŋ ðə tˈaɪd: ɐdɹˈɛsɪŋ ðɪ ˈɪmpækt ʌv fˈɪʃɚɹiz ɔnðə mɚɹˈiːn ɛnvˈaɪɹənmənt.
From 1998 to 2005 he was Chair of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, when he oversaw the production of key reports such as those on Energy – the Changing Climate, Chemicals in Products – Safeguarding the Environment and Human Health, and Turning the Tide: Addressing the Impact of Fisheries on the Marine Environment.