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Should I use ADEME?

France's ecological transition agency - ademe.fr

Skip. This is a French government agency, not a product you can purchase. Engage it if you need green-transition grants, advisory, or emission-factor data; ignore it if you are evaluating software.

Confidence

High. Based on ~25 public sources. Evidence consistently identifies ADEME as a French government agency offering grants, advisory, research, and open data — not a purchasable software product.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo product UX to evaluate
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo vendor support model; agency channels only
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • French orgs seeking ecological-transition grants
  • Teams needing carbon emission-factor data
  • Companies needing anti-greenwashing guidance
  • Researchers in environment and energy

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software — it is an agency, not a tool
  • Buyers outside France needing procurement with SLAs
  • Teams wanting purchasable plans, onboarding, or support
  • Non-environment use cases entirely

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Funding is grant-based with eligibility rules, not an on-demand service

medium

Reuse of ADEME datasets follows documented attribution steps in downstream tools

medium

Most material is French-first; English pages cover only part of the offer

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Grants covering up to 80% of waste-management study costs
  • Runs public emission-factor database used by carbon tools
  • Funds research and innovation for ecological transition
  • Publishes anti-greenwashing guidance for environmental claims
  • 83% employee approval suggests stable institutional capacity

Cons

  • Not a product: no licenses, tiers, or vendor contracts exist
  • France-focused programs; limited relevance for non-French buyers
  • Aid applications need screening; agency now uses AI-assisted review
  • Public-agency status exposed to political restructuring debates

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/25/2026 - 8 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x2security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Public grants, up to 80% co-funding; nothing to buy
  • Ease of use. No product UX to evaluate
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Funding, research, advisory, data, anti-greenwashing guidance
  • Support quality. No vendor support model; agency channels only
  • Security posture: 4/5. Publishes data-protection policies; scanner rates site safe
  • 83% Employee approval Glassdoor
  • €50 million Funding endowment for ecological transition projects
  • €173 million Agency funding cited per organisation page

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Feedback is sparse and indirect: employees rate the agency well while debate questions the future of French agencies.

“Overall, 83% of employee”
Glassdoor
“Dismantling government agencies, here we go”
Reddit, r/france

Companies that use it

  • Climatiq⁶
  • SAP
  • ecoinvent
Full analysis

Based on ~25 public sources. Evidence consistently identifies ADEME as a French government agency offering grants, advisory, research, and open data — not a purchasable software product.

ADEME is France's public ecological-transition agency, not software. Nothing to buy; you apply for grants or use its data.

Methodology

Based on ~25 public sources. Evidence consistently identifies ADEME as a French government agency offering grants, advisory, research, and open data — not a purchasable software product.

Sources

  1. ADEME: France's ecological transition agencyademe.fr
    official
  2. ADEME funding: support for ecological transition projectsademe.fr
    official
  3. ADEME organisation: structure, governance and budgetademe.fr
    official
  4. Working at ADEME — Glassdoorglassdoor.com
    review
  5. Incentive Pricing Study Grant: up to 80% fundingsubventions.fr
    news
  6. ADEME Emission Factors — Climatiqclimatiq.io
    official
  7. Ademe.fr Safety Reviewgridinsoft.com
    security
  8. Dismantling government agencies — Reddit r/francereddit.com
    review

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