The big role of small companies in the energy transition
The big names of the corporate world will not achieve the energy transition alone. Companies of all sizes have a part to play
WAKE UP CALL
National carbon emission reduction targets cannot be met unless small and medium-sized businesses commit to achieving them alongside their bigger brethren, but the size of their decarbonisation contribution is difficult to determine
EXPORT WOES
The troubled global economy is making business difficult for SMEs and their supply routes, putting the pace of decarbonisation at risk
KEY QUOTE
SMEs have a hunger and energy to contribute in this area of a green recovery and jobs and they have got as big a voice as the bigger companies
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