Commonwealth Local Government Forum

Apply now for the 2020 Ashden climate solutions awards!

04 November 2019

Applications are now open for the Ashden Awards for climate solutions from 4 November to 11 December 2019.

 

As the urgency of the climate situation becomes clearer, and deadlines for meeting targets nearer, solutions that leave no-one behind are desperately needed.  

 

Reasons to apply include:

  

• Prize fund of up to £20,000

• Communications support and media materials

• On-going tailored support to help you grow

 

Global platform

 

Established in 2001, the Ashden Awards are globally recognised as a mark of excellence in the field of green energy. This global platform can showcase your work and has been supported by the UK international development department - DFID - for the last four years. The awards can help game-changing, sustainable energy companies, technologies and leaders to grow their transformational work. 


If you are part of a scheme, or know of one, that is:

 

• tackling the climate emergency using natural solutions

• breaking new ground in renewable energy generation

• reducing energy demand, increasing access to energy or 

• encouraging more sustainable forms of transport

 

Apply now!

 

FAQs can be found at a glance.

 

For full information, go to the Ashden Awards website.  

 

Photo courtesy of the Commonwealth Secretariat

 

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