Having worked in academia in the EU with various industry partners, I can confirm that is the case. EU is funding research on green stuff? Let's just add that

Having worked in academia in the EU with various industry partners, I can confirm that is the case. EU is funding research on green stuff? Let's just add that angle to our project even though we don't care about it one bit. You'll also notice how the money always goes to the big ancient established corporations and never to start-ups.