Themes
The tertiary sector covers a vast field of activities. It ranges from trade to administration, including transport, financial and real estate activities, business and personal services, education, health and social work.
Because of its different sectors of activity, the possibilities for reducing emissions are many and varied.
The secondary sector includes all activities consisting of a more or less elaborate transformation of raw materials (manufacturing industry, construction).
Industrial actors and their financiers are directly concerned by the anticipation of climate change and the construction of a low-carbon economy
The primary sector includes all activities whose purpose is to exploit natural resources: agriculture, fishing, forestry, mining, deposits. This sector is the first to be affected by global warming and could therefore benefit from the reduction of emissions, including its own. Agriculture and the agri-food industry are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
The GHG assessment is the identification and the precise quantification, complete and in accordance with the regulations, of the greenhouse gas emissions of a company or an organization, in order to find ways to reduce them.
To be effective, the carbon footprint must take into account the company's sector of activity.
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