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Data

Important

The calculator that calculates your carbon footprint and converts it into "FORREST TONES" is based on reliable sources and scientific data, thus guaranteeing a relevant estimate of the environmental impact of your journey.

Our sources

For average greenhouse gas emissions:

  • ADEME (French Agency for Environment and Energy Management)

  • IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)

For compensation calculations:

  • IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)

  • Alliance Forêt Bois

  • Chamber of Agriculture of Saône-et-Loire

Average values

Greenhouse gas emissions per kilometer travelled can be estimated as follows (in kg of CO₂ per km).

  • Electric car 0.103 kg CO₂e

  • Internal combustion engine car 0.218 kg CO₂e

  • Electric carpooling:

    • 1 person 0.052 kg CO₂e

    • 2 people 0.034 kg CO₂e

    • 3 people 0.026 kg CO₂e

    • 4 people 0.021 kg CO₂e

  • Thermal carpooling:

    • 1 person 0.109 kg CO₂e

    • 2 people 0.073 kg CO₂e

    • 3 people 0.054 kg CO₂e

    • 4 people 0.044 kg CO₂e

  • Electric bus 0.022 kg CO₂e

  • Thermal bus 0.113 kg CO₂e

  • Public transport:

    • TGV 0.003 kg CO₂e

    • Intercity trains 0.009 kg CO₂e

    • TER0.028 kg CO₂e

    • Short-haul aircraft 0.259 kg CO₂e

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