The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership has announced the call for nominations for the third Low Carbon Champions awards. 

The awards celebrate examples of outstanding and innovative practice in accelerating the shift to lower carbon vehicles and fuels and reducing road transport emissions.

There are seven categories:

• Low Carbon Car / Van Manufacturer of the Year
• Low Carbon Heavy Duty Vehicle Manufacturer of the Year
• Low Carbon Vehicle Operator of the Year
• Low Carbon Fuel Initiative of the Year
• 2012 Award for Low Carbon Innovation by an SME
• Low Carbon Road Transport Initiative of the Year
• 2012 Outstanding Low Carbon Publication or Report

There are also two special awards:

• Outstanding Individual in Promoting Lower Carbon Transport
• Outstanding Achievement in Low Carbon Transport over the last 10 years

The LowCVP Awards winners will be assessed by a panel of judges drawn from the LowCVP's wide range of stakeholder organisations including: BMW, BVRLA, Cenex, Department for Transport, Energy Saving Trust, Freight Transport Association, Green Car Guide.com, Greenpeace,  Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), Ricardo UK Ltd, Road Haulage Association, Shell, SMMT, Transport for London and others.

Nominations, using the form accessible through the microsite, (www.lowcvp.org.uk/lowcarbonchampions/) should be sent to the LowCVP Secretariat no later than Friday, November 23.

The awards presentation will take place on January 29, 2013 at One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, following a celebration event to mark the LowCVP’s tenth anniversary.

Transport minister Norman Baker MP will attend the anniversary reception, which celebrates the achievements of the LowCVP’s first decade and provide an opportunity to announce the Partnership’s future strategy.

The LowCVP awards and anniversary reception are being held in association with the Institution of Mechnical Engineers.