Carbon Shift is Equans France's unit dedicated to helping companies in the industrial and service sectors achieve their decarbonization goals.
Carbon Shift is involved in the design and deployment of climate master plans aimed at sustainably reducing the carbon footprint and energy consumption of its customers.
Carbon Shift: low-carbon energy and solutions through a global offering
Carbon Shift acts as an integrator of low-carbon solutions and energies, enabling companies to concretely achieve their decarbonization trajectories and comply with the Paris agreements.
“ In a world increasingly affected by climate change, companies' efforts to adapt and reduce their carbon footprint are crucial. That's why Equans, a world leader in energy and services, has created Carbon Shift. Our aim is to help translate our customers' climate strategies into concrete, measurable action. ”
A tailor-made proposal for your low-carbon path
In the face of mounting regulations and the reduction targets set by the nationallow-carbonstrategy , this approach simplifies the transition to action .
While companies are already largely mobilized for this decarbonization effort, they need concrete, quantified and customized solutions, in line with the carbon budgets defined by the SNBC.
Carbon Shift draws on all the skills Equans has accumulated over the decades to provide a customized response to each of its clients.
From consulting to commitment follow-up, through to the design, implementation and maintenance of systems (electrical, HVAC, etc.), all the expertise is essential to establish a roadmap that is both pragmatic and ambitious, based on concrete, reliable solutions, controlled deadlines and achievable targets.
Thanks to a structured approach tailored to each site's challenges, our customers are really taking action. The result: over 500,000 tonnes of CO₂ avoided by 2023, a major, measurable impact on their climate trajectories.
Expertise in decarbonization and carbon neutrality 2050
Qualified to carry out energy audits in the industrial and tertiary sectors, Carbon Shift consolidates and simplifies access to Equans' wide range of skills.
We have over 500 experts in France, the Netherlands, the UK, Belgium and Canada.
To support companies on their low-carbon trajectory, we have structured our offering around 5 independent yet complementary building blocks, which we will deploy across all our customers' infrastructures and at every stage of their projects.
We offer a complete chain of services: audits and master plans, local financial engineering, detailed design, installation management, infrastructure operation, maintenance and performance monitoring.
This strategic, personalized approach is our strength.
Thanks to it, we hope to take as many companies as possible with us on the ambitious road to decarbonization.
Carbon Shift France's core competencies
We offer our expertise throughout your decarbonization process
Our qualifications
1905 Energy audit of buildings, 1717 Energy audit in industry, 2013 MOE of production facilities using geothermal energy, 1007 Geothermal resource survey
Trained in the IPMVP protocol for measuring and verifying performance commitments
Trained in ISO 50 001 coaching
EvalPro certified by ABC to carry out Carbon Footprints
Trained and referenced by ADEME for the "Opportunity study, Energy mix in industry" mission, and by ACT initiative for the "ACT Step by Step" mission
Frequently asked questions about the low-carbon strategy
What is decarbonation?
Decarbonation refers to all measures and techniques aimed at sustainably reducing an organization's greenhouse gas emissions along a trajectory that enables it to achieve global neutrality.
What are the French regulations on decarbonization?
The main regulations include the Eco-Énergie Tertiaire scheme, the BACS decree for building automation, the F-Gas Directive, the APER law for renewable energies, the Mobility Orientation Law and, at European level, the CSRD and the European Taxonomy for extra-financial reporting.
Other reporting obligations include energy audits, the implementation of energy management systems, and the publication of a greenhouse gas balance sheet accompanied by a transition plan.
Not all companies are subject to these obligations. Contact us to find out more about your situation.
What are the decarbonization measures?
Carbon neutrality " aims to offset, on a global scale, all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from human activity by sequestering equivalent quantities of CO2, i.e. keeping them out of the atmosphere over the long term. The goal of carbon neutrality therefore only really makes sense on a global scale. However, under the Paris Agreement, countries are coordinating their efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by the second half of the 21st century, each adopting this objective in their national strategies.
What is the Paris Agreement?
The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, on December 12, 2015. It entered into force on November 4, 2016.
Its overarching goal is to keep "the increase in global average temperature well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels" and to continue efforts "to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels."
What is the National Low-Carbon Strategy (SNBC 2)?
The Carbon Law refers to all French and European legislation governing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, in particular the Climate and Resilience Law and the objectives of carbon neutrality by 2050.
How do you build a strategy to reduce your company's carbon footprint ?
A low-carbon strategy is a multi-year plan structured around an emissions assessment, a quantified reduction trajectory, prioritized technical solutions and a financial package involving subsidies and energy-saving certificates.
How can low-carbon solutions be financed?
Financing relies on a combination of mechanisms including Energy Savings Certificates, ADEME public subsidies, bank loans and energy performance contracts to secure return on investment.
What is an energy and carbon master plan: what kind of low-carbon action plan can I build for my company?
The low-carbon action plan structures a sequence of prioritized actions resulting from the energy audit, quantified in terms of investments and savings, and deployed in stages with ongoing measurement and verification to ensure that performance targets are met.
