Parallel to this, environmental aspects should be integrated and considered in other activities of the 5FP as well. With a goal to increase competitiveness of the European industry, research should be encouraged to promote environmental technologies. This sector is important for economic growth, job opportunities and environmental protection both in the Union as a whole and in individual countries. It should be noted that certain segments of this sector have a large proportion of SMEs. A Swedish proposal is attached as appendix 2 .
Research is needed to examine the core issues of traffic policy at a general level.
There is a tension between the focus on a sustainable and safe transport system on the one hand, and on socio-economic development on the other. In order to preserve a sustainable production capacity and diversity of land, a number of key problems have to be solved. There is a need to establish the effects on the sustainable production capacity of land and on biological diversity, of changes in land use, and the effects of pollutants and climate change. Agricultural productivity development gradually makes it possible to use an increasing share of land for the growth of raw materials for other products than food and for forestry. An increasing industrial demand for fibre and agricultural raw materials for non-food industrial usage may also increase the profitability for farmers and other landowners in the EU Member states.