Since 2020, Carbo has published an annual measure relating to the carbon footprint of the various French regions. The French company released its second balance sheet a few days ago. This reveals that the carbon footprint of the French in 2021 is an average of 9.52 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita.
5% increase compared to 2020
Pollution is a pest responsible for the death of many people around the world. A report from the European Environment Agency indicates that air pollution has caused More than 300,000 deaths Premature babies in the European Union in 2019.
a Category created by Carbo It reveals the most polluted areas of France. It is based on the behavior and financial spending of more than 13,500 citizens. The scale is specifically based on specific criteria such as food, housing, transportation and consumption.
After a sharp decline in 2020, the carbon footprint of the French people increased in 2021. With an average of 9.52 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita, it has seen significantly An increase of 5% over the previous year. Unfortunately, we are still far from the goals set to reduce global warming. In order not to exceed +1.5 ° C compared to the pre-industrial period, the average emissions should not exceed 2.5 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita.
Some areas advanced while others retreated
According to the scale published by Carbo, the five most polluted regions in France are: Hauts-de-France (11.27t CO2), Brittany (11.18t CO2), Corsica (10.10t CO2), Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur (9.91 tons of CO2) carbon dioxide) and nicotine (9.60 tons of carbon dioxide).
According to the scale, only three regions managed to reduce carbon emissions in 2021, namely Normandy (-4.1%), Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (-3.4%) and Ile-de-France (-0.1%). In addition, the largest increases were seen in Brittany (+20.3%), Hauts-de-France (+18.9%) and Pays de la Loire (+5.4%).
According to the study, the transportation and housing sector are the sectors that emit the most greenhouse gases. Carbo notes that these findings should be taken with caution. It states that the study does not take into account the The component related to public services that benefit every citizen “.
