There is money for climate action.

Find grants, tax relief, business loans, property loans, venture capital and more in the European Union. We list who can apply, how much, and when.

Funding opportunities

Climate-tech investment

AENU1–5m EUR

Equity investment of €1–5 million for European climate-tech startups, mainly at seed stage, working in energy, industrial decarbonisation or systemic resilience.

Green loan

AlmiSwedenup to 20m SEK

Loans for small and medium-sized businesses in Sweden investing in projects such as solar panels, charging points or energy-saving equipment.

Innovation loan

AlmiSweden50–500k SEK

A SEK 50,000–500,000 loan for Sweden-registered companies testing or prototyping a new climate product, service, process or business model before it reaches the market; Almi can cover up to half of project costs.

GreenTech

Almi InvestSweden

Investment in Swedish startups whose solutions deliver measurable benefits for the climate or nature.

Business Fellowship

Breakthrough Energy

A full-time paid fellowship for experienced climate-business professionals to help early-stage climate-technology teams reach market, with an industry-competitive living stipend.

Explorer Grants

Breakthrough Energy

Grants for scientists and researchers worldwide to test high-risk, early-stage climate technologies while remaining in their current university, laboratory or research role.

Innovator Fellowship

Breakthrough Energyup to 500k USD

Up to $500,000 through a SAFE investment agreement, with technical and commercial support, for early-stage climate-technology innovators worldwide who will work full time on their startup.

Energy Aid

Business FinlandFinland

Business Finland grants support energy-efficiency investments, new renewable-energy technology and energy audits for projects carried out in Finland.

Venture Accelerator

Carbon13150–250k EURcloses 30 Sept 2026

An eight-week remote accelerator for UK- or EU-registered climate startups, with a chance to pitch for €150,000–€250,000 of pre-seed investment.

Climate-tech startup investment

Climate Tech Partners

Climate Tech Partners typically invests A$1 million to A$5 million in climate-tech companies that sell to businesses and are ready to scale with corporate partners; the investor takes an ownership interest in return.

Green loans

Danske BankSweden

Loans for businesses switching to electric vehicles, generating renewable electricity or reducing energy use in buildings.

Project Track

Elemental Impact

Investment and coaching for climate companies building the first project of its kind or another early commercial facility or set of installations.

Strategy Track

Elemental Impact

Investment and coaching for companies typically at Pre-Seed or Seed stage that already have a working prototype and at least three full-time employees, to win early customers, launch products or enter new markets.

Climate Action Voucher

Enterprise IrelandIrelandup to 1.8k EUR

Up to €1,800 for eligible Irish companies to develop a sustainability, emissions-reduction or circular-economy plan through external advice or training.

GreenPlus

Enterprise IrelandIrelandup to 50k EUR

Up to €50,000 for eligible Irish companies to train staff in environmental management, emissions reduction and climate resilience, including supported staff training time.

Coup de pouce Chauffage

French StateFrance

Financial help for owners and tenants in France to replace fossil-fuel heating, paid by participating energy sellers and other charter signatories.

Social electric-car leasing

French StateFranceup to 9.5k EUR

Lease an electric car for up to €200 a month before insurance and extras, with subsidised upfront costs, if you live in France and meet income and work-travel conditions.

Climate Seed Program

G-Force, Founders Factory250k EUR

A €250,000 minority-equity investment and six months of hands-on support for pre-seed and seed climate or deep-tech startups worldwide with a product in or near the market and some traction.

Green property loan

HandelsbankenSweden

Loans for companies and housing associations financing qualifying commercial or multifamily buildings, including new construction and energy-performance improvements.

Investment in early-stage climate technology

InclimoSpainup to 2.5m EUR

Equity investment for pre-Series A and Series A climate-technology companies in Spain and the European Union, with initial investments of €500,000–€1 million and up to €2.5 million in total per company.

BEG municipal grant (464)

KfWGermany

Grants for German municipalities and municipal associations completing whole-building energy renovations or buying freshly renovated efficient buildings.

Climate investment loan (293)

KfWGermanyup to 25m EUR

Loans of up to €25 million per project for climate-technology production, lower-carbon industrial processes or infrastructure. Businesses and self-employed applicants can finance projects in Germany; projects elsewhere in the EU need a specified German company connection.

Business energy and resource efficiency loan (295)

KfWGermanyup to 100m EUR

Loans for organizations investing in efficient industrial equipment, renewable process heat, energy-management systems or process electrification in Germany. After KfW accepts the completed work, it reduces the amount the borrower must repay.

Umweltinnovationsprogramm (230)

KfWGermanyup to 7.5m EUR

Investment grants or interest-subsidised loans for companies and public bodies delivering first large-scale demonstrations of environmental technologies in Germany.

Environmental investment loan (240, 241)

KfWGermanyup to 25m EUR

Loans of normally up to €25 million per project for businesses financing eligible resource-saving, pollution-control, climate-mitigation or climate-resilience investments in Germany or elsewhere in the EU.

Municipal energy-renovation loan (264)

KfWGermany

Loans for German municipalities renovating buildings, with possible debt reduction for whole-building work or supplementary borrowing alongside an approved grant for individual improvements.

Municipal sustainable mobility loan (267)

KfWGermany

A direct loan covering up to 100% of eligible costs for municipalities investing in climate-friendly vehicles, walking and cycling routes, transport infrastructure or digital mobility in Germany.

Renewable energy loan (270)

KfWGermanyup to 150m EUR

Loans of up to €150 million per project for renewable electricity, heat, networks and storage, including projects abroad when the applicant has the required German corporate connection.

Residential building retrofit loan

KfWGermanyup to 150k EUR

A loan of up to €150,000 per dwelling for a whole-building energy retrofit or the purchase of a newly retrofitted German home, with part of the debt written off.

Sustainable mobility investment loan (269)

KfWGermany25m EUR and up

Loans from €25 million with individually agreed terms for businesses and qualifying public or nonprofit organisations investing in climate-friendly transport in Germany.

Sustainable mobility investment loan (268)

KfWGermany

A loan covering up to 100% of eligible costs for businesses and qualifying public or nonprofit organisations investing in climate-friendly vehicles, transport infrastructure or digital mobility in Germany.

Large-scale sustainable transformation financing (291)

KfWGermanyup to 100m EUR

Large loans arranged by several financing partners for majority privately owned businesses making eligible cleaner industrial, energy, transport or other environmental investments, with KfW normally covering €7.5 million to €100 million of the lenders' risk.

Mijn VerbouwLening

Flemish GovernmentFlanders

A low-interest renovation loan for income-qualified owner-occupiers, private landlords, nonprofit organizations, cooperatives and co-owner associations in Flanders.

Loans for Nordic green companies

Nefco

Loans of typically €2 million to €5 million for established Nordic small and medium-sized businesses investing to take proven environmental solutions into international markets.

BMKB Energy

Netherlands Enterprise AgencyNetherlandscloses 1 Jul 2027

A Dutch state guarantee that helps SMEs borrow for investments delivering at least 15% energy savings or for eligible temporary energy-related working-capital needs.

MIA/Vamil

Netherlands Enterprise AgencyNetherlands

A Dutch tax scheme for income- or corporation-tax payers investing at least €2,500 in eligible environmental technology on the Environment List.

Feasibility study financing

Nopef, Nefco4 selected countries and regionsup to 50k EURcloses 2 Oct 2026

Conditional loans of up to €50,000 help established Nordic SMEs prepare climate- or environment-positive expansion outside the EU and EFTA.

Green corporate loans

NordeaSweden

Loans for businesses investing in renewable energy, more efficient buildings or lower-emission transport.

Home energy loan

NordeaSweden20–500k SEK

Nordea customers who own a house or holiday home can apply to borrow SEK 20,000–500,000 for upcoming energy-saving improvements, without pledging an asset as security.

Investment in green technology

Planet A500k–4m EUR

An initial €500,000–€4 million investment for mainly European green-technology startups raising an early venture round, formally from pre-seed through Series A.

Green investment loan

SBABSweden

Loans for property companies adding insulation, installing solar panels or making other energy and environmental improvements.

Attic insulation grant

Sustainable Energy Authority of IrelandIreland

A grant helps homeowners and landlords insulate an existing home’s attic. Standard amounts range from €1,100 to €2,000 by dwelling type, with higher rates for eligible first-time buyers and homeowners receiving qualifying welfare payments.

Green property loan

SEBSweden

Loans to finance energy-efficient apartment and commercial buildings, including existing properties and new construction.

Home energy mortgage increase

SEBSweden100k SEK and up

Homeowners can apply to increase their SEB mortgage by at least SEK 100,000 for energy improvements, with a 0.10-percentage-point interest discount on the extra borrowing.

Green home construction loan

SEBSweden1m SEK and up

Individuals building an eligible energy-efficient house can borrow at least SEK 1 million and receive a 10% discount on the construction loan’s service fee.

Energy loan

SwedbankSweden

Loans for companies and housing associations reducing energy use in their property or installing solar panels.

Green business car leasing

SwedbankSweden

Businesses can lease electric cars with zero CO₂ emissions per kilometre. Swedbank owns the vehicle and your business pays to use it; financing can cover its full value.

Green car loan

SwedbankSweden80k SEK and upcloses 30 Nov 2026

Individuals buying an eligible electric car from an authorised dealer can borrow at least SEK 80,000 and finance up to 80% of its price, using the car as security.

Home energy loan

SwedbankSweden30–350k SEK

Individuals can apply to borrow SEK 30,000–350,000 for home energy-saving investments, with a one-to-twelve-year repayment term depending on the loan’s size and purpose.

Global Innovation Accelerator

Swedish Energy AgencySwedenup to 250k SEKcloses 27 Sept 2026

Accelerate an existing international market entry for a sustainable-energy innovation, with tailored consultancy worth SEK 250,000 and a grant of up to SEK 250,000.

Climate technology investment

Toyota Ventures

Investment for founders worldwide whose early-stage companies are bringing renewable-energy, carbon-management, electric-vehicle, battery or other climate technologies to market; Toyota Ventures provides money in return for a share of the company.

Varmepumpepuljen

Danish Energy AgencyDenmarkcloses 30 Nov 2026

A Danish grant for owners replacing oil, gas, electric or biomass heating in a year-round home with an eligible heat pump.