CO2 emissions from economic circuit in France:
up to carbon footprint of final consumption
by groups of households
F. Lenglart, C. Lesieur, J-L Pasquier
December 2nd, 2010
Assessing environmental sustainability:
building « carbon footprint » accounts
› Dual labelling at macro level for every aggregate of SUT
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Which productive activities emit CO2 in France and in what
proportion?
What quantities of CO2 emitted abroad via our imports?
What quantities of CO2 emissions for final consumption,
investment, exports?
Is carbon footprint of final consumption evenly distributed
among the French population?
wealthy/poor, young/old…
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CO2 emissions, GDP and population
in the world
Amérique
du Nord
North America
Europeet+Russie
Russia
Europe
CO2
Asie Asia
AutresOther
14%
22%
GDP ppp
24%
22%
35%
22%
27%
7%
34%
24%
14%
France
Population : 1%
GDP : 3 %
CO2 : 1.3 %, that is 410Mt
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population
55%
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Data for 2005
From CO2 emissions by industry in France…
410 Mt CO2
1/3
4%
64%
2/3
32%
Individual household heating equipment
Private vehicles of households
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries
Agrifood industries
Consumer goods industry
Automobile industry
Capital goods industry
Intermediate goods industry
Energy
Construction
Retail
Transports
Financial activities
Real-estate activities
Services to businesses
Services to individuals
Education, health and social action
Administration
Emissions from user households
Emissions from productive system
by industry
0
10 000
20 000
30 000
40 000
50 000
60 000
70 000
thousands of tons of CO2
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… to CO2 emissions in France embodied
in final demand by product
410 Mt CO2
Individual household heating equipment
Private vehicles of households
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries
Agrifood industries
Consumer goods industry
Back from
Automobile industry
symetric SUT to
Capital goods industry
standard SUT :
Intermediate goods industry
Energy
CO2 footprint of
Construction
trade and
Retail
transport
Transports
margins are
Financial activities
reassigned to
Real-estate activities
goods
Services to businesses
purchased
Services to individuals
Education, health and social action
Administration
Emissions from user households
Emissions by industry
Emissions directly reassigned to
final demand
Emissions indirectly reassigned
0
10 000
20 000
30 000
40 000
50 000
60 000
70 000
thousands of tons of CO2
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Taking into account imported CO2 emissions
410 Mt CO2
emitted in France
550 Mt CO2
generated by final
domestic demand
of which
40% emitted abroad
60% emitted in France
of which
75% HH consumption
Individual household heating equipment
Private vehicles of households
Agriculture
Agrifood industries
Consumer goods
Automobile
Capital goods
Intermediate goods
Energy
Construction
Retail
Transports
Financial activities
Real-estate activities
Services to businesses
Services to individuals
Education, health and social action
Administration
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10% GG consumption
Domestic CO2 emissions
Imported CO2 emissions
User emissions
15 000
30 000
45 000
60 000
in thousands of tonnes of CO2
15% investment
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Zoom on consumption
HH final consumption expenditures
CO2 emissions
other
Autres
food
Alimentation
18%
other
Autres
14%
27%
food
Alimentation
12%
hotels
restaurants
Hôtels cafés restaurants
leisure
loisirsculture
culture
9%
housing
Logement
25%
hotels
restaurants
Hôtels cafés
restaurants
leisure
loisirsculture
culture
housing
Logement
35%
Transport
31%
15%
Transport
14%
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Breaking down the households’ account by groups
› HH account :
An indispensable account, built up directly at a macro level by way of
« mirroring », thanks to the central NA framework…
…that says however nothing about the heterogeneity of individual
situations
› Bridging micro and macro approaches, on the basis of HH surveys
First results (for France)
› HH account by category - standard of living, household composition,
employment status, age of the head of household - in 2003 : income,
final consumption expenditure, actual final consumption
› Bridging HH consumption expenditures by groups and carbon footprint
calculations
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Standard of living, consumption
and CO2 emissions
By standard of living quintile
180
160
X 3.4
140
X 2.7
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Q1
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Q2
Q3
dépenses
de consommation
consumption
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Q4
CO2 emissions
émissions
de CO2
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Q5
Standard of living, employment status, age
and CO2 emissions
550
kgCO2/k€
kgCO2/k€
550
500
500
450
450
400
400
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Farmers
Self-employed
Managerial
50-59 yrs
60-69 yrs
70 yrs and
over
Q5
Intermediate
professions
kgCO2/k€
550
500
450
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400
Under 30 yrs
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30-39 yrs
40-49 yrs
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Employees
Blue collar
HH composition and CO2 emissions:
economies of scale
– consumption induces 6,4 tCO2 per year per person
– up to 8,6 tCO2 per year per person living alone
– only 4,1 tCO2 per year per person living in a large family
(couple with 3 children or more)
kgCO2/k€
550
500
450
400
Single person
Single-parent family
Childless couple
Couple 1 child
Couple 2 children
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Couple 3 children +
For more information:
http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/document.asp?reg_id=0&ref_id=ecofra10e
Thank you for your attention
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