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efore addressing the notion of the energy transition, let’s go back to the Industrial Revolution. Prior to this revolution, all primary energies used were renewable. Agriculture was done by manual labor or animal traction, mills powered by wind or water were used for forges and refining foodstuffs, particularly grains, and transportation was powered by animal traction or sailboats. Naturally, everything took more time and effort. At the time, it was difficult to generate mechanical energy from heat.

Primary energy refers to the energy available as it exists in natural resources within the environment. These are unprocessed and unexploited energy products. Globally, the profile of primary energy consumption and origin is as follows:

There are many definitions of energy, from its Greek root « force in motion » to its physical definition: « the property of a material system capable of doing work. » It is characterized as a physical quantity with the ability to modify the environment. It takes various forms: radiation, chemical energy, nuclear, thermal, or mechanical energy. Energy can modify temperature, speed, shape, chemical composition, atomic composition, or even position in a field, whether magnetic, gravitational, or electric. Not only do we use it daily, but it is also an integral part of our bodies, which can be likened to a machine converting nutrients (from the food we eat) into heat and motion.

A carbon footprint evaluation is an assessment that measures the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the activities of an organization, project, or product. These emissions are generated from burning fossil fuels during activities like raw material extraction, energy use, transportation, manufacturing, and waste disposal.The goal of evaluating a carbon footprint is to quantify these emissions, expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), which allows organizations to understand their environmental impact and identify opportunities to reduce it.

In this article, we will explore the components of a carbon footprint evaluation and how it serves as a strategic tool.

Knowing yourself, your strengths and weaknesses is often a key factor of success in many areas of life; and your company is no exception. In case of low carbon strategies, the rule applies too. This article will explain you why and how to turn a Lifecycle Carbon Analysis (LCA) into a competitive advantage.

Without it, carbon accounting wouldn’t exist. Yet it is data that vary form a region of the globe to another, that need regular update to be relevant, and is compatible with a lot of different units.

We are talking here about the emissions factor (also called Carbon Intensity, or emission intensity), the factor of multiplication that converts quantified data into a kg or a ton of equivalent CO2 (CO2e), allowing to estimate the carbon impact of a complex organisation by a simple sum of the different emission activities.