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The statistical data and studies department (SDES) of the ministries in charge of Territories, Ecology and Housing, publishes a complete overview of reference indicators on the climate issue.

• Greenhouse gas emissions are increasing globally (+62% between 1990 and 2022), while they are decreasing in Europe and France (-31% and -27%).
• Climate objectives : GHG emissions must be reduced by -55% for Europe and -50% for France by 2030, to limit the rise in temperatures on a global scale and remain below +2°C.
• Emissions by sector in France in 2023 :
  Transport represents 34% of emissions and its share increased by 3% between 1990 and 2023.
  For other sectors, emissions are decreasing. Agriculture and forestry account for 20% of French emissions, manufacturing industry and construction 17%, residential and services building use and activities 16%, energy industry 9% and centralized waste processing 4%.
• The carbon footprint of a French person is estimated at 9.4 tonnes in 2023. 56% of this footprint is associated with imports.

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The SDES and INSEE publish a new estimate, for 2023 and over the period 1990-2023, based on a revised and more robust methodology.

• Greenhouse gas emissions from French residents are estimated at 5.9 tonnes per person in 2023, or 403 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent.
  They are down 5.6% compared to 2022.

• France’s carbon footprint is estimated at 9.4 tonnes per person, or 644 Mt CO₂ eq. It falls by 4.1% compared to 2022.

How to explain the difference between GHG emissions and carbon footprint?
By imported emissions : emissions produced abroad to satisfy French demand.
In 2023, imported emissions fall by 1.4% compared to 2022 (which allows the carbon footprint to decrease), but they remain significantly higher than emissions exported by France (which fall by 12.6% in 2023).