Anaïs L’Hote

Project Manager at Idele – French Livestock Institute

Anaïs holds a Masters degree from AgroParisTech. After a final-year internship in the field of agricultural development in Armenia, she worked at the French grassland association and then she integrated the environment department of the French Livestock Institute in 2021.

Anaïs has managed the European LIFE Carbon Farming project for two years.

Certification schemes in France – Paying farmers for their carbon footprint reduction

Summary

• The Carbon Agri method, which is based on the French Label Bas Carbone created by the Ministry for Ecological Transition, certifies low-carbon projects on beef, dairy and tillage farms.
• These low-carbon projects last five years. After an initial carbon audit on the farm, a mitigation action plan is generated by the farmer and advisor. The tons of CO2-eq ‘avoided’ (i.e. reduced or removed) by the farmer is determined from a final carbon audit.
• France Carbon Agri, a company created by breeders’ associations, makes the link between the farmers, advisory organisations, the Ministry and the funders of low-carbon projects.
• By the beginning of 2024, approximately 2500 low-carbon projects on farms will be certified by the Ministry, with an average of 550 tonnes of CO2-eq avoided per farm.
• Companies that have funded Label Bas Carbone projects have various strategies, including reducing value chain emissions, and offsetting or contributing to the low-carbon transition.

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