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To promote low-carbon products to market.
2. Policy objectives
This programme addresses important "innovation gaps" and reduces the risks for the private sector involvement in early-stage technology development with the ultimate aim of accelerating low- carbon products to market.

To increase energy efficiency in residential properties.
2. Policy objectives
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.

To protect the environment.
2. Policy objectives
Urban Development Grant is a discretionary grant with the objective of promoting job creation, inward investment and environmental improvement by the stimulation of development of vacant, derelict or underused land or buildings.

To promote use of alternative energies.
2. Policy objectives
To support alternative fuels that produce environmental benefits, and recognises that biodiesel from waste cooking oil is a highly sustainable biofuel, converting a waste product that would otherwise go to landfill. To support producers using waste /used cooking oil who were likely to be most seriously affected by the withdrawal of the duty incentive which ceased on 31 March.

To promote renewable energies.

2. Policy Objectives
To deliver an increase electricity generation from eligible renewables sources.

To protect the environment.

2. Policy objectives
The objective is to support business development primarily for SMEs. Fields covered include management, finance, new technology, e-commerce, protection of intellectual property rights, assessing feasibility of new ventures, environmental protection; participation in trade fairs and exhibitions; studies relating to investment decisions on environmental protection, energy saving measures and energy from renewable energy sources; purchase of specific dedicated capital equipment and/or assets related to a development project and which are additional to the SME.

To promote development of renewable energy and increase carbon saving.
2. Policy objectives
Aim of the Scheme is to provide grants to businesses to support the installation and commissioning/deployment of pre-commercial wave and tidal electricity generating devices at the European Marine Energy Centre. Scheme also supports components of projects requiring testing at EMEC e.g. mooring systems, foundation installation systems etc. that will lead to reduced project cost and/or improved operation and maintenance for the industry.
Key objectives
To support the early development of wave and tidal technologies that need to complete pre-competitive R&D through deployment and demonstration in Scotland;
To capture key data on the resource, costs (construction, installation, commissioning, operational and maintenance) and energy performance and revenue;
To promote the development of a diverse renewables supply;
To secure the increased learning benefits and cost reductions from the initial deployment of these devices; and
To increase carbon savings in line with the Scottish Ministers' commitment as set out in 'Changing our Ways: Scotland's Climate Change Programme' published in 2006.

To promote energy efficiency and mitigate/adapt to climate change.
2. Policy objectives
The objective of the ETI is to accelerate the development, demonstration and commercial deployment of energy technologies in order to increase energy efficiency, reduce green house 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 protect the environment

To include provisions on trade and sustainable development