Unlocking the Potential of Small and Medium Businesses and Entrepreneurs in the Clean Energy Transition
3 December 2025
Summary
This report highlights outcomes and recommendations from the T20 Side Event ‘Unlocking the Potential of Small and Medium Businesses and Entrepreneurs in the Clean Energy Transition’, held in Johannesburg on 17 October 2025.
It presents seven recommendations for concrete steps to turn the G20’s green energy principles into practice, with South Africa’s presidency positioned as a crucial catalyst for this transformation.
Cite this publication
Meeker, J. (2025) 'Unlocking the Potential of Small and Medium Businesses and Entrepreneurs in the Clean Energy Transition', CEDCA Clean Energy Brief, Brighton: Institute of Development Studies, DOI: 10.19088/CEDCA.2025.003
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Theme
MSMEs, Clean Energy
Documents
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