BNP Paribas has reported that more than 80% of its energy production financing exposure was directed towards low-carbon energies by the end of 2025. This achievement, detailed in the bank’s annual results, indicates that BNP Paribas has exceeded its goal of facilitating €200 billion in low-carbon and transition-based financing from 2022 to 2025.
The bank is now on track to meet its broader sustainability objective of reaching 90% low-carbon energy financing, amounting to more than €40 billion in energy production credit exposure by 2030. The ratio of low-carbon energy financing increased to 82% by the end of 2025, up from 76% in 2024 and 65% in 2023.
BNP Paribas defines low-carbon energies as those producing minimal greenhouse gases, such as renewable energy and nuclear. The bank’s credit exposure to low-carbon energies reached €38.3 billion in 2025, compared to €36.8 billion in 2024, with €35.6 billion allocated to renewables and €2.6 billion to nuclear energy.
A significant factor in the improved ratio was a reduction in fossil fuel exposure, which decreased to €8.6 billion in 2025 from €11.5 billion the previous year. Additionally, BNP Paribas announced it had exceeded its target to provide €200 billion to support clients transitioning to a low-carbon economy between 2022 and 2025, achieving €252 billion by the end of the year.
Laurence Pessez, BNP Paribas’ Global Chief Sustainability Officer, expressed pride in the bank’s progress, stating: “No matter the external context, every single team within the Group keeps working to meet our clients’ needs and I truly want to congratulate everyone involved in these successes! I’m personally proud of our great transition trajectory for more than 10 years and you can trust us to pursue it in the years to come.”
