Sasol's presentation mainly outlined the company's air quality management initiatives. This generated questions from the members of the Committee and also comments from certain delegates. For example, Hon Mr Makhubele asked about the existence of a forum for community participation, and what Sasol had done since 2004, with meeting of the minimum emission standards. Hon Ms Stander asked whether Sasol had conducted an externality study. Another person commented that Sasol's emissions needed to be reduced further in the light of Sasol's statement that even if all Sasol's plants were retrofitted, it would not make a significant reduction, insofar as current level of pollution in the air is concerned. In response to some of these questions, Sasol spoke about its water programme with the Department of Water Affairs and its own energy efficiency initiatives. The company stated that it is fully compliant with local emission standards, and that it believes that South Africa has world class emission standards. A representative of civil society organisations then asked why Sasol was instituting legal challenge against the Department's air emission standards that it is expected to comply with.