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To accelerate the development, demonstration and commercial deployment of energy technologies in order to increase energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emission and help achieve energy and climate change goals. The measure aims at coordinating R&D efforts by the state and the industry and addressing the barriers to effective deployment of new energy technologies in the UK

To address the market failure in which the landlords do not have incentive to improve the energy efficiency of his properties

Increasing energy efficiency in residential property can make a significant contribution to reducing carbon emissions. There is a particular need for action targeted at the rented residential sector, since such properties produce more emissions than other homes. This reflects a market failure in the residential rented property sector, which discourages landlords from improving the energy efficiency of the properties that they let. There is a real incentive for a homeowner to improve the energy efficiency of their home, which does not exist for landlords. This is because the benefits of such improvements, in the form of increased comfort and lower utility bills, are enjoyed by the tenant and not to the landlord.

To promote food, agricultural and fisheries policies, regulation and development based on scientific knowledge with due consideration to a sustainable utilisation and management and the terrestrial and aquatic resources (Priority is placed on the issues of environment, food quality, food safety, plant and animal health and animal welfare)

To promote organic farming

To promote green development and demonstration, innovation, research in the sectors of food, agriculture and fisheries

To support investments in animal welfare

To encourage environmentally friendly extensive cultivation of the areas and to minimize the risks of pollution of the ground water resources

To facilitate the transition and improve the conditions for organic farming;
New Measure (2004): To encourage the environmental aspects by excluding the use of plant protection products and limiting the use of nitrogen fertilizer and livestock manure

To promote sustainable agricultural enterprises and forest holdings through the development and application of new technologies, while also reducing undesirable effects on the surrounding society. Environmentally efficient technologies represent a growth area with considerable employment and export potential. The promotion of and support for knowledge exchange and incentives for using new efficient technologies to overcome environmental problems and initiate new production can help the agricultural, forestry and food sectors to remain competitive.

To promote biogas production.

Agriculture serving as an energy provider has a positive impact on green accounts. The government will ensure the best conditions for the further development of agriculture´s role as an energy provider. With the initiatives presented in Green Growth concerning biogas and combustion of manure by 2020, the Government expects energy usage to have increased from 5% of farm yard manure in 2008 to 50% in 2020.