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ADEME

French ecological transition agency. Publishes the reference emission factors (Base Carbone) used for carbon accounting.

ADEME (Agence de la transition écologique) is the French public agency in charge of national energy and climate policy. It publishes and maintains Base Carbone, the official emission factor database used in France to calculate corporate or product carbon footprints.

Under French regulation (BEGES, article L229-25 of the Environmental Code), ADEME defines the expected methodology, the mandatory scopes (Scopes 1 and 2 for regulated entities) and the reporting formats. It also operates the public submission platform bilans-ges.ademe.fr.

Kabaun uses ADEME Base Carbone as a primary source of emission factors for FR calculations, and tracks the version used for every emission line so that any report stays reproducible during an audit.

Related terms

BEGES
French mandatory GHG emissions report required for certain organisations under environmental law.
Emission factor
Coefficient converting an activity (km, kWh, €) into equivalent GHG emissions. Main FR reference: ADEME Base Carbone.
Carbon footprint
Comprehensive measurement of an organisation's GHG emissions over a given period, expressed in tCO₂e. Covers Scopes 1, 2 and 3.
PCAET
French territorial climate-air-energy plan: carbon planning tool for local authorities above 20,000 inhabitants.

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Kabaun computes your carbon footprint from these very terms: Scopes 1, 2, 3, CSRD or BEGES compliance, SBTi-aligned reduction plan.

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