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To reduce pollution.
3. Policy objectives
To develop economically viable enterprises in the sector and assist structural improvements. The category for expenditure eligible for aid is - investments to improve product quality and to reduce pollution.

To manage fisheries sector and improve habitat conservation.
3. Policy objectives
To achieve a sustainable balance between resources and their exploitation.
Categories of expenditures eligible for aid:
- Investments to improve water circulation and other habitat conservation measures;
- re-stocking of species of importance for coastal fishing.

To manage fisheries.
3. Policy objectives
To achieve an ecologically sustainable and financially strong fisheries sector.

To promote sustainable development of fisheries.
3. Policy objectives
To achieve sustainable balance between resources and their exploitation.

To support low-carbon technologies that leads to environmental benefits.
2. Policy objectives
The purpose of the Carbon Trust Applied Research Open Call is the reduction of green house gas emissions with particular emphasis on reduction of emissions from UK sources. By supporting the development of low- carbon technology, the Carbon Trust aims to bridge the funding gap in the market caused by the presently existing lack of internalization of carbon costs. Carbon Trust funding will help to secure the funding continuum that is vital to the successful delivery to market of low carbon technologies. The purpose of the scheme is to support the United Kingdom and the European Community in meeting, as a minimum, their international commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.
The development of low- carbon technologies will lead to clear horizontal benefits. It will in particular lead to environmental benefits and simultaneously to increased levels of energy (carbon) efficiency for energy users. UK Energy use is evenly divided between buildings, industry and transport. Positive benefits flowing from the development and use of new low- carbon technology will therefore not be sector specific but accrue across all sectors. The development of low carbon technology will benefit a wide range of industries as well as society as a whole.

To promote energy efficiency.
2. Policy objectives
Combined heat and power (CHP) is a low- carbon technology, which can be between 25 and 30% more efficient in primary energy usage than more traditional forms of secondary energy generation. The aim of the scheme is to encourage more usage of this type of power generation, which is currently at a competitive disadvantage due to the fact that it is significantly more expensive to produce power from CHP than from conventional power plants.
The EU Cogeneration Directive (2004/8/EC) came into force on 21 February 2004, allowing Member States until 21 February 2006 to transpose it into national law. The Directive places an obligation on Member States to ensure that support for CHP is based on useful heat demand and primary energy saving s. It sets out a methodology for assessing the energy efficiency of CHP schemes based on harmonized efficiency reference values for the separate production of heat and power.

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.