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To assist public native forest industry.
The Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement Contractors Voluntary Exit Grants Program (IGACEP) sought to assist the Tasmanian public native forest industry to adjust to industry downturn and to the reduced scale of native forest harvesting, through voluntary exit assistance to eligible harvest, haulage and silvicultural contracting businesses.

To develop clean technologies who contribute to low emissions and energy efficient solutions.
The program aims to increase research and development, proof-of-concept and early stage commercialisation activities that lead to the development of new clean technologies and associated services, including low emission and energy efficient solutions that reduce green house gas emissions.

To address the effects of climate change.
The Climate Ready program aimed to encourage innovation through: increasing the level of research and development, proof-of-concept and early-stage commercialisation by Australian businesses that address the effects of climate change; increasing the international competitiveness of Australian businesses; fostering greater collaboration with industry and between industry and research institutions; and generating national benefits for the Australian economy.

To protect the environment.
ATS encourages competitive investment and innovation in the Australian automotive industry in a way that will provide improved environmental outcomes and promote the development of workforce skills.

To promote green technologies.
As part of the Government's policy package for the Automotive Industry, A New Car Plan for a Greener Future, AISAP aims to encourage consolidation and rationalization in the Australian automotive supply chain.

To reduce carbon footprint.
Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited (Ford) will upgrade the Falcon and Territory vehicles to make them more competitive in the Australia marketplace, reduce the Falcon and Territory's carbon footprint, bring these vehicles to market in 2014; and, will introduce Australian suppliers to opportunities within Ford's global supply chain.

To reduce fuel consumption and/or green house gas emissions of passenger motor vehicles.
The objective of the Green Car Innovation Fund was to enhance the research and development and early stage commercialisation of Australian technologies that significantly reduce fuel consumption and/or green house gas emissions of passenger motor vehicles.

This grant will assist Australian Paper to establish a de-inked pulp facility at the company’s Maryvale mill in Victoria. This facility will assist in improving the competitiveness of the Maryvale mill and support the jobs of close to 900 workers directly employed there, as well as over 4,000 indirect jobs which rely on the mill's operations. The facility will divert over 80,000 tonnes a year of white waste paper, that would otherwise be exported or go to landfill, into de-inked pulp which can then be used to manufacture recycled white paper.

To promote clean energy.
The Briquette Restructuring Package is supporting Energy Brix Australia Corporation Pty Ltd (Energy Brix), to maintain its production of brown coal briquettes for a limited two-year period (to 30 June 2014) so that downstream users have the required time and certainty to switch to clean er fuel and feedstock sources.

To promote adaptation to low carbon economy (climate change).
The STP is a $300 million program operating over six payment years from 2011/12 that aims to encourage investment, innovation and competitiveness in the Australian steel manufacturing industry in order to assist the industry to transform into an efficient and economically sustainable industry in a low carbon economy to assist the industry to transform into an efficient and economically sustainable industry in a low carbon economy.