And there is a large and growing market for eco-efficient technologies. The world market for these environmental technologies was estimated at €1 000 billion in 2005 and is expected to grow by 50% to about €1 500 billion in 2010. In the European Union, governments are supporting their efforts in terms of financing research and development and other forms of co-operation. In Denmark, we have made an action plan in order to assist our firms in delivering solutions to worldwide problems in which Danish research and business has a cutting edge.