The role of the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) is a broad one, covering all scientific, engineering and technological disciplines.
The GCSA, currently Sir David King, has provided advice on a wide range of issues relating to sustainable infrastructure, for example in connection with climate change and energy, and including via previous Foresight projects on Intelligent Infrastructure Systems and Flooding and Coastal Defence, and the current Sustainable Energy Management and the Built Environment project.