Net zero support unequal across England with less than 1% of small firms receiving help from key schemes, new research shows

A new study on the state of net zero support for small businesses carried out by the Enterprise Research Centre for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has been published today (26^th September). The study measured the breadth and depth of net zero support programmes for SMEs across England. It found that less than one per cent of local small firms have benefitted from key local support schemes on net zero, raising concerns over the reach and accessibility of the programmes as the UK’s 2050 target edges closer