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The Mayor of London's Low Carbon Competition - now open!

by Olivia Sleet

Got a great idea to cut carbon emissions? Enhance your CV, improve our city and win £20,000 in the process.

The Mayor of London's Low Carbon Entrepreneur 2016 is now open for entries with opportunities to gain access to world-class mentoring, enhance your CV and potentially win £20,000 start-up funding. 

If you've got a great idea for lowering carbon emissions or making urban life more efficient, apply now for:

  • Paid internships
  • £20,000 start-up funding
  • Employability training
  • Stand-out additions to your CV


The Mayor of London’s Low Carbon Entrepreneur competition is looking for student ideas to cut carbon emissions and give you fantastic employability skills along the way.

Register your interest on their website to find out more about these opportunities.  You can also get more involved by signing up to be a volunteer ambassador for the competition.  Just email lowcarbonentrepreneur@london.gov.uk with your name, course, email address, phone number and term time address and you can access free presentation and marketing skills training.

The next training session is this coming Wednesday 28 October from 14:00 - 17:00 at London City Hall. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to improve your city, your creativity and your CV.