Just Climate Growth Equity / Infrastructure Fund Grant

About this grant

This growth equity and project finance fund targets climate solutions in hard-to-abate sectors: energy, industrial decarbonisation, circular economy, food systems and nature. It seeks companies and projects with proven business models capable of scaling technologies that radically reduce or remove emissions. Funding is available as growth equity or project finance. Eligible applicants include startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, large companies and social enterprises operating globally. The fund targets companies at Series A, Series B growth or scale-mature stages; early-stage ventures are not eligible. Applicants must demonstrate a business model ready for growth capital or project financing, not early-stage grant support.

Key requirements

• ✓Climate solution targeting hard-to-abate industries with potential for radical emissions reduction or removal
• ✓Business model aligned with growth equity or project finance structure
• ✓Operations or impact in energy, industry, circularity, or food systems sectors

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for Just Climate Growth Equity / Infrastructure Fund?

Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; startup, sme, large-company, social-enterprise.

Relevant sectors

About this sector

Industrial decarbonisation funding helps heavy industry cut emissions through electrification, fuel switching, process change and efficiency. Support is often capital-intensive and tied to a specific site, with feasibility studies leading to larger deployment calls. Applicants need emissions baselines, engineering studies and a plan to keep production running during the change.