Find Climate Protection Funding in Germany

Climate protection has long been a central area of investment and innovation – and funding is often the lever that turns good ideas into feasible projects. Whether you want to reduce greenhouse gases, use energy more efficiently, or integrate renewable energies: suitable climate protection funding can close financing gaps, reduce risks, and accelerate project initiation.

Currently, many programs focus on measurable GHG reduction through energy efficiency and renewables, climate-friendly heating (e.g., building renovation, heating system replacement, heating networks, and municipal heat planning), the decarbonization of business and industry, as well as climate-friendly mobility – for example, in fleets, charging infrastructure, or public transport. Municipal climate protection with climate management and integrated concepts remains relevant, increasingly complemented by digitalization such as energy and building data, load management, and digital efficiency tools.

The funding landscape is diverse: federal government (e.g., BMWK, BMUV), administration via KfW and BAFA, project sponsors like ZUG, plus state development banks, EU programs (ERDF, LIFE, Horizon Europe), and partly foundations. Which funding fits depends heavily on legal form, location, type of project (investment or project), co-financing, and the principle "application before project start."

To help you find the right options faster, the Reflecta Funding Compass supports you: you can match suitable programs to your goals, compare requirements, and prepare your application in a structured way. It’s best to start with your project idea and early on review impact, schedule, and financing – then climate protection becomes plannable.