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CO2 emissions in French international trade
[Les émissions de CO2 dans les échanges internationaux de la France]

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  • Rafaël CEZAR
  • Tancrède POLGE

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The article presents an assessment of French CO2 emissions linked to the production and distribution of imported and exported goods and services. It shows that France consumes more CO2 than it produces, resulting in a balance of trade deficit of 122 million tonnes. This situation is due in particular to (i) a trade balance deficit in monetary value terms, (ii) CO2 efficient production due to France’s energy mix, and (iii) the sectoral structure of trade flows (with exports measured in value added mainly originating from services, which are low-polluting) and integration in global value chains. Thus, almost half of the CO2 embodied in French exports is emitted abroad, mainly in China and Germany. L’article présente un bilan des émissions françaises de CO2 liées à la production et commercialisation des biens et services exportés ou importés. Il en ressort que la France consomme plus de CO2 qu’elle n’en produit, ce qui se traduit par une balance commerciale déficitaire à hauteur de 122 millions de tonnes. Cette situation s’explique notamment par i) un solde commercial déficitaire en valeur monétaire, ii) une production nationale économe en CO2 en raison du parc énergétique, et iii) la composition sectorielle des échanges (avec des exportations en valeur ajoutée majoritairement issues des services, peu polluants) et l’intégration dans les chaînes de valeur mondiales. Ainsi, près de la moitié du CO2 dans les exportations françaises est émis à l’étranger, principalement en Chine et en Allemagne.

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  • Rafaël CEZAR & Tancrède POLGE, 2020. "CO2 emissions in French international trade [Les émissions de CO2 dans les échanges internationaux de la France]," Bulletin de la Banque de France, Banque de France, issue 229.
  • Handle: RePEc:bfr:bullbf:2020:229:04
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    JEL classification:

    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • F18 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Environment
    • F64 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Environment

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