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The Big Green Challenge

 

The Big Green Challenge is encouraging groups of people and not-for-profit organisations to think of new ways to reduce the carbon emissions of a community. Initial ideas must be submitted by the end of February, after which the top 100 will be whittled down to a short list of ten finalists, each of whom will receive £20,000, mentoring and support to put their ideas into practice. The group with the most imaginative and successful approach at the end of the competition will win the lion’s share of £1 million.

About the Big Green Challenge

Applications for the £1m Big Green Challenge are open from now until the end of February, when NESTA and a panel of experts will whittle entries down first to the 100 strongest and then the 10 best ideas. Finalists will then be given a year to put their ideas into practice, with financial support and advice from NESTA. The group with the most imaginative – and proven – approach at the end of the competition will win the lion’s share of the million pounds up for grabs.

Who can enter?

Those eligible to enter include groups that are already formed, such as a local branch of the Scouts or a Parent Teacher Association, new groups made up of those with a common interest, or those led by a not-for-profit organisation, such as a charity.

How will it be judged?

In the second year of the Challenge, short-listed finalists will have to achieve a measurable reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, involve the whole group or community and prove that their ideas can be expanded or copied in a different area or setting.

About NESTA
NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, the largest single endowment devoted exclusively to supporting talent, innovation and creativity in the UK. Its mission is to transform the UK's capacity for innovation by investing in early stage companies, informing innovation policy and encouraging a culture that helps innovation to flourish.

The deadline is the 29th February, so best get your thinking caps on!

 

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