5.6. Interaction with other policies
In addition to the regulatory framework directly relating to
heat energy, the development of renewables has to co-exist in the
wider world with policies aiming to achieve other goals, including
social, environmental, economic and cultural objectives. Some of
these are likely to have greater potential for conflict with RES-H
policy than others. An obvious example is the potential for
interaction between the biomass sector and the various support
mechanisms offered to the agricultural sector