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THE CYCLE – REDUCE
KICK THE HABIT
99
1
8,8
2,8
1,3
0,8
Buying a new car that emits less than
120 g of CO
2
per km
Private car
Investment
Daily use
Cutting distance travelled
annually by 10%
Buying a second-hand car that
uses less energy
Driving more gently
Reducing use of car air-conditioning
Housing
13%
14%
21%
18%
12%
13% 7%
2%
Individual
road
transport
Farming and
agrifood
Manufacturing
industry
Other transport
including goods
Energy
transf-
ormation
Services,
trade and
institutions
Waste
processing
563 million tonnes CO
2
equivalent
Not including carbon sinks and biomass
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.
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.
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).
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).
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.
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.
Greenhouse gas emissions in France in 2004, by sector