While most view the position of the Environment Minister to be a laughing stock, much like many view the Arts Minister, Johann Lock has brought a seriousness to the placement that cannot be denied. With a large scholarly background in science, and in fact a team of researchers working in his department, his word is taken as serious by many - and with the advent of coal-burning trains and home warming units causing large environmental effects, he has been extremely active in advocating for a reversion to cleaner, if less efficient, technologies. Sadly, this has given him a negative image to the common man - and the rich man - who all see these new technologies as more affordable, efficient, and completely life-changing.

Still, Johann pushes his views. Though he believes these technologies should be reversed outright, he puts forth legislation for restriction on them, and has poured much of the funds in this department into conservation efforts, and research into cleaner technologies. This has put Johann and Vega Tibble in close quarters as he forces her to look at the negative effects of the innovations she flaunts… And some believe that the many late night meetings between the two have been less than work-related.