ClimateKIC are running the ClimateLaunchPad program, deadline is the end of May 2018. In this short podcast Chris Lee introduces the program, how Australia fits into the global context and provides the detail on the application and the process.

The competition is open to any Australian resident – being a start-up, SME, researcher, student, public organisation, consultant or anyone else with an innovative green idea, whether it's fully fledged or sketched on the back of a coaster. Participants must have:

• not yet started a business or started it less than one year ago
• no substantial revenue
• attracted less than € 200,000 in total funding (this includes research grants, government loan, angel or VC investment etc, but excludes your PhD salary for instance)
• not yet sold products, solutions or prototypes on commercial terms.