The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) has launched its ‘Big Green Challenge’, putting up £1 million to encourage people to come up with ideas for fighting climate change.

Applications are open until the end of February, when NESTA and a panel of experts will determine the 100 best ideas, which will then be reduced to 10. Finalists will then be given a year to put their ideas into practice, with financial support and advice from NESTA. The entry with the most imaginative, and proven, approach will receive a majority of the £1 million fund.

NESTA’s chief executive Jonathan Kestenbaum said: “By providing a financial incentive and expert support, we hope to encourage communities to come together to find new ways to tackle climate change.”

For more information or to enter the challenge, visit www.biggreenchallenge.org.uk