Solid fuels: multiannual programme of technological actions for an efficient and clean use 1998-2002

OBJECTIVE: to adopt a specific multiannual programme of technological actions promoting the clean and efficient use of solid fuels (1998-2002) (CARNOT). COMMUNITY MEASURE: Council Decision 1999/24/EC. CONTENTS: the CARNOT programme seeks to: - promote the industrial use of clean and efficient solid fuel technologies in order to limit emissions, especially emissions of carbon dioxide, from the use of these fuels; - encourage the development of advanced, clean coal technologies in order to ensure that the best available techniques are achieved at costs which can be afforded. Two categories of actions will be financed: - measures to foster cooperation to improve the exchange of market and technical information; - measures to foster industrial strategic cooperation, such as business workshops and seminars, industrial on-site visits, studies, evaluations and concertation groupings, aimed at promoting the industrial exploitation of clean technologies, including the promotion of exports of Community technology. The reference amount for implementing the CARNOT programme is ECU 3 m (of which ECU 1.2 m for the period 1998/1999). The programme is open to associated countries in central and eastern Europe.�