Examples of solutions
Change operating mode :
focus on borrowing, renting or second-hand
focus on borrowing, renting or second-hand
Relocate production: Relocate the manufacture of pulp and the printing process
For example : Only 10% of the books are printed in France, on French pulp, from French forests
For example : Only 10% of the books are printed in France, on French pulp, from French forests
Choice of paper: from sustainable forests.
For example : Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
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Relevant values
- 1 book emmision 1.814 Kg of CO2
- Bilan annuel de Hachette (+ grande maison d'édition de France) = 169 000 tonnesCO2 annual carbon footprint of 16,900 French people
- Paper represents 20% of CO2 emissions during the design of a book
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carbon footprint
of a book
| production | 40% |
|---|---|
| bookstore | 30% |
| customer | 12% |
| distribution | 12% |
| publisher | 6% |
Causes
Carbon footprint = an indicator to measure the greenhouse gas emissions of an activity on the environment.
Carbon footprint of the book inductrie
