Аннотация
As eco innovations and low carbon transitions are gaining priority over global sustainable development whilst setting down powerful economic ecological sustainable solutions and growing environmental inclusion. Green entrepreneurship has new opportunities in Uzbekistan, thanks to recent policy reforms, the most recent being the Green Economy Transition Strategy (2019-2030) and the Uzbekistan-2030 Strategy. There is however little empirical evidence regarding how are these startups emerging, operating, or contributing to the national sustainable goals. Knowledge of that other knowledge gap being addressed by this study is another knowledge gap, and is addressed by the use of a qualitative secondary data analysis methodology from government documents, international reports, and sectoral statistics, conducted over the last three years (2021–2024). The findings state that the efforts Uzbekistan has put in to generating opportunities for renewable energy projects and fertile grounds for eco innovation (eg solar and wind plants, electric vehicle manufacturing), remain hampered by lack of funding, technological dependence and poor coordination of institutions. The findings indicate that more robust innovation ecosystem is required to successfully promote green ventures at a scale. Policymakers and those seeking theoretical understanding of sustainability oriented entrepreneurship in emerging economies can learn from this study.