{"id":112244,"date":"2025-11-17T22:47:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T21:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/?p=112244"},"modified":"2025-11-18T10:35:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:35:54","slug":"we-asked-50-experts-how-governments-can-help-small-business-climate-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/fr\/we-asked-50-experts-how-governments-can-help-small-business-climate-action\/","title":{"rendered":"We asked 50 experts how governments can help small business climate action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must act in order to meet global goals for net-zero emissions. But they can&rsquo;t go at it alone. They need government help to take climate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, in <a href=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/the-sme-climate-hub-survey\/\">the SME Climate Hub\u2019s latest annual survey<\/a>, <strong>80% of SMEs reported either low government support, or a lack of awareness of available incentives<\/strong> to act on climate change. This is one of the top barriers preventing SMEs from adapting to climate-related risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what can policymakers do to help? And what solutions work best for SMEs? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We explore this in a new report with <strong>the International Universities Climate Alliance<\/strong>, <strong>the University of Cambridge<\/strong>, <strong>the University of Oxford<\/strong> and over 50 SME climate action experts worldwide. The report, released during COP30&nbsp;in Brazil, responds to the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What climate mitigation and adaptation solutions (approaches and\/or technologies) are proving cost effective or ineffective for SMEs?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How can governments best support SMEs&nbsp;to address their emissions and climate risk exposure?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universitiesforclimate.org\/news\/strengthening-business-case-smes-climate-action\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"917\" src=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-15-142520.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-112245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-15-142520.png 663w, https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-15-142520-217x300.png 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/universitiesforclimate.org\/news\/strengthening-business-case-smes-climate-action\">Read the report here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This report is our initial step to gather the best available evidence worldwide, and can serve as a&nbsp;foundation for further research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/smeclimatehub.org\/cop30-sme-letter\/\">Click here to read our Open Letter to Heads of COP30 Delegations<\/a><\/strong>, asking for better policy support for SMEs seeking to take climate action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-button {text-align:center;}\n.single-article .content .wp-block-image{ display:block; }\n.single-article .content .wp-block-image figure {text-align:center;}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must act in order to meet global goals for net-zero emissions. But they can&rsquo;t go at it alone. They need government help to take climate action. 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