Development of a carbon sink through a reafforestation project in Normandy
This project involves the reafforestation of land that has been abandoned by agriculture. The reafforestation, carried out between autumn 2021 and spring 2022, is a mixture of 8 deciduous and resinous varieties. This project is labelled “Bas-Carbone” and will result in the emission of carbon credits certified by the Ministry of Ecological Transition (MTE).
Main project's drivers for reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
Energy and resource efficiency
Energy Decarbonisation
Energy efficiency improvements
Improving efficiency in non-energy resources
Emission removal
Financing low-carbon issuers or disinvestment from carbon assets
Reduction of other greenhouse gases emission
Project objectives
In a climate change context and within the framework of the “Bas-Carbone” Label, this afforestation project, to which iliad Group is exclusively contributing, will result in the emission of carbon credits certified by the Ministry of Ecological Transition (MTE). This project should enable to store 5850 tCO2eq over the next 30 years.
This is a reafforestation project following a storm. It covers an area of 4.0 hectares, with a mixture of 8 deciduous and resinous varieties for a total of 7000 plants.
Emission scope(s)
on which the project has a significant impact
Scope 1
Direct emissions generated by the company's activity.
Scope 2
Indirect emissions associated with the company's electricity and heat consumption.
Scope 3
Emissions induced (upstream or downstream) by the company's activities, products and/or services in its value chain.
Emission Removal
Carbon sinks creation, (BECCS, CCU/S, …)
Avoided Emissions
Emissions avoided by the activities, products and/or services in charge of the project, or by the financing of emission reduction projects.
Emissions Absorption – Total emissions reductions that can be generated by the project = Anticipated emissions reductions “forest” + Anticipated emissions reductions “products” + Anticipated indirect emissions reductions.
EERTotal = AERforest +AERproducts +IERsubstitution
Quantities : Total emissions reductions that can be generated by the project attributable to iliad Group =
592 tCO2 (or an average of 20 tCO2/year or almost 5 tCO2/ha/year) tCO2 (or an average of 195 tCO2/year or almost 9 tCO2/ha/year)
Emissions reductions attributed to iliad Group are voluntarily lower than the total EERs that can be generated by the project (safety reduction applied by STOCK CO2).
Key points
Invested amount
20 841 €
Starting date of the project
Soil preparation and planting between autumn 2021 and spring 2022
Project localisation
Donnay, Normandie.
Project maturity level
Prototype laboratory test (TRL 7)
Real life testing (TRL 7-8)
Pre-commercial prototype (TRL 9)
Small-scale implementation
Medium to large scale implementation
The project is already planted and labelled “Bas-Carbone” by the Ministry of Ecological Transition
Economic profitability of the project (ROI)
Short term (0-3 years)
Middle term (4-10 years)
Long term (> 10 years)
Obtaining the “Bas-Carbone” Label for the project is conditioned by the economic additionality of the project following an economic analysis carried out by STOCK CO2, validated by the authority (MTE), and demonstrating that the project is less profitable than the absence of the project.
Illustrations of the project
Consideration of aquatic environments: The afforestation of these plots takes into account the surrounding aquatic environments and contributes to the improvement of biodiversity linked to wetlands.
Resilience: The multiplicity of varieties planted reduces the risk of future health attacks and increases the resilience of the forest to climate change.
Socio-economic: The companies that carried out the work are located within 100km of the offset project
Soil preservation: Maximum soil preservation is ensured by the slash left on site after harvesting and light tillage
Biodiversity: The reafforestation of these plots will create a continuity of forest cover and facilitate the movements of wildlife.
This project complies with the “Afforestation” method of the Bas-Carbone Label, approved by the Ministry of Ecological Transition (MTE). STOCK CO2 develops numerous “Bas-Carbone” projects of the same type as a representative, and is the 1st forestry operator of the “Bas-Carbone” label for the last 2 years with 35% of the labelled volumes (tCO2eq).
The iliad Group has chosen STOCK CO2 for its portfolio of forestry and agricultural “Bas-Carbone” Label projects for the years 2021-2022.
Contact the company carrying the project :
STOCK CO2 on behalf of the iliad Group
contact@stock-co2.fr
iliad Group
Paul Jumentier
pjumentier@iliad.fr
