SMALL businesses with ideas on how to tackle climate change have been urged to compete for awards of up to £40,000 each.
The fourth Shell Springboard programme has opened and it is aimed at SMEs. The Government has pledged a million new green collar jobs over the next 20 years.
James Smith, chairman of Shell UK, said: "SMEs are a vibrant and creative sector of the e
conomy so they're ideally placed to be climate change entrepreneurs.
"Shell's scenario planning suggests that in the future we will be reliant on a mix of different energy sources and energy saving technologies. Grassroots innovation from small businesses could be a crucial factor in driving the development of this mix.
"I'd urge SMEs operating in this field to give serious consideration to the Springboard programme."
Firms which win awards must have ideas which will lead to greenhouse gas reductions, are commercially viable and are innovative.
Up to six awards of between £20,000 and £40,000 are on offer in each of three UK regions. Last year, awards of £40,000 were made to five businesses from across the UK.
The deadline for entries is November 7. For more details and an application form, go to at www.shellspringboard.org
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