Kick the Habit: A UN Guide to Climate Neutrality

Greenhouse gas emissions in France in 2004, by sector

563 million tonnes CO 2

equivalent

Housing 13%

14%

21%

18%

12%

13% 7% 2%

Individual road transport

Farming and agrifood

Manufacturing industry

Energy transf- ormation

Services, trade and institutions

Other transport including goods

Waste processing

Not including carbon sinks and biomass

Private car Investment

Buying a new car that emits less than 120 g of CO 2 per km

0,8

Possible gain if the 2 million new vehicles purchased annually emit 120 g of CO 2 per km at the most (vehicles actually available) instead of 152 g per km, which is the average for new cars currently on the market.

Buying a second-hand car that uses less energy

Sources: Philippe Rekacewicz, Atlas Environnement du Monde Diplomatique, 2007; Florence Naizot and Patrice Grégoire, "Les ménages acteurs des émissions de gaz à effet de serre", Le 4 pages, n° 115, November-December 2006, Ifen. Estimated values calculated by France's Environment Institute (Ifen), drawing on various sources: Manicore; Ceren; Ministry of Works statistics department (Sesp); Insee; Ademe; Environment Ministry (MIES), climate plan 2004; Enertech; Citepa; Energy Observatory.

1

Possible gain if among the 5.6 million second-hand cars purchased annually, buyers choose more recent vehicles for the same financial outlay (smaller, lighter, less powerful car in a lower price range).

Daily use

Cutting distance travelled annually by 10%

8,8

Possible gain if all households reduce travel, for instance by grouping short trips (shopping, school-run, services, etc.), changing means of transport (to walking, cycling or public transit), car-sharing or taking the train for long journeys previously made by car.

2,8

Driving more gently

Possible gain if all households adopt a greener style of driving for all trips (cutting down speed, not accelerating at obstacles, using gears to brake, keeping tyres fully inflated).

Reducing use of car air-conditioning

1,3

Maximum possible gain if use of air-conditioning is avoided in the 11.3 million equipped vehicles, its use increasing fuel consumption by 11 to 15%. Kept to a minimum, more modest use of air-conditioning is possible on a daily basis.

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