FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The carbon offset mechanism consists of cancelling greenhouse gas emissions by contributing to CO2 sequestration projects or avoiding future releases. In this way, carbon neutrality can be achieved.

The carbon offset or contribution consists, for a funder (companies, communities or individuals), in supporting a project to reduce or sequester GHG emissions for which it is not directly responsible.

The carbon footprint is an indicator that aims to measure the impact of an activity on the environment, and more particularly the greenhouse gas emissions related to this activity. It can apply to an individual (according to his lifestyle), to a company (according to his activities) or a territory.

CO affects ecosystems by contributing to the acidification of air, soil and waterways. In addition, this gas indirectly influences the greenhouse effect as it contributes to the increase of the main greenhouse gases such as CO2 (carbon dioxide), CH4 (methane) and N2O (nitrous oxide).

This warming portends an increase in the number of extreme weather events, particularly droughts, rising seas and ocean acidification, with many negative consequences for human health and development.

Through concrete projects, for an ecological transition that aims to transform our energy production and consumption towards renewable and efficient models.

Voluntary Carbon Markets have been developed to allow non-obligated entities to mitigate their own emissions by financing carbon reduction or sequestration projects.

Carbon neutrality is a scientific concept defined by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change): "Situation in which anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere are offset by anthropogenic eliminations over a period of time". It is therefore a balance between all human-caused emissions and negative emissions, i.e. what can be absorbed by human-managed carbon sinks (forests, soils) or by possible carbon capture and storage technologies.