ADEME — French Environment & Energy Management Agency (Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie)

Supports France's energy transition through environmental innovation, climate actions, and nationwide programmes for cleaner industry.

ADEME, the French Agency for Ecological Transition, is France's national public agency for energy transition and environmental innovation. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Angers, it works under the ministries responsible for ecological transition and higher education and research, and it operates 17 regional delegations.

It funds energy efficiency, renewable heat, circular economy, decarbonisation of industry, and sustainable mobility through a dense set of grants and calls. Core routes include Fonds Chaleur, Fonds Économie Circulaire, DECARB IND, DECARB FLASH 2025-2027, BCIAT, PACTE Industrie, and feasibility studies for industrial decarbonisation. The record places the ADEME envelope inside France 2030 at €7.3 billion, while individual instruments range from annual fund budgets such as €370 million for Fonds Chaleur and €164 million for the circular economy fund to large calls like DECARB IND at up to €30 million.

ADEME is strongest for companies, local authorities, and consortia that can show emissions cuts, heat recovery, recycling, or industrial transformation at scale. Its work is especially useful when a project can move from study to deployment, because the agency pairs national funds with regional delivery and a broad set of topic-specific calls.