Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/173198 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
Economics Discussion Papers No. 2018-8
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
The authors recommend that the G20 target innovative green-technology SMEs as an opportunity to promote financial de-risking while addressing Paris Agreement commitments and UN Sustainable Development Goals. This should be achieved by creating signals for private investors through: (1) a reporting system that can help monitor the scale-up of green-technology SMEs; (2) the use of public funds to signal innovative green-technology SMEs to investors; and (3) the inclusion of SMEs in the design of green finance platforms. By implementing these recommendations, the G20 will ensure that innovative, low-carbon SMEs become attractive, low(er)-risk investment opportunities for the private sector.
Subjects: 
innovation
green technology
eco-efficiency
SMEs
financial de-risking
JEL: 
O31
Q55
Q58
E60
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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