Universal Registration Document 2022

3.1.1.4.5 Management of intermittence and flexibility

See section 3.1.4.2.2 “Better management of intermittence, flexibility and storage development”.

3.1.1.5 Roadmap for reducing the Group’s indirect GHG emissions

The following diagram shows the estimated impact of the main actions taken to reduce the EDF group’s Scope 3 indirect greenhouse gas emissions.

2019 emissions (en MtCO₂e) : 119

Reduction of emissions related to gas sales : -20

Reduction of emissions from non-controlled assets : -8

Reduction of emissions related to electricity purchases : -5

Reduction of emissions related to travel : -0,3

2030 emissions (in MtCO₂e): 86

There has been a decrease of approximately -28% between 2019 and 2030

The following table sets out the actions implemented by the EDF group.

Action	Description	URD Section
Reduction in emissions relating to the sale of gas	Reduction in emissions relating to the sale of gasDescription Gas customer portfolio management; Support to consumers in their transition towards energy sobriety, energy efficiency, and the reduction of their emissions via Group offers, expertise, and subsidiaries, in particular by promoting alternative solutions to fossil fuels; increasing the rate of dispatch of biogas into the natural gas distribution network, in line with national strategies.	Reduction in emissions relating to the sale of gasURD Section 3.1.4
Reduction in emissions relating to the purchase of electricity	Reduction in emissions relating to the purchase of electricityDescription Greening (use of renewable energy PPA’s) of purchases of electricity for sale to end customers, including in countries where electricity has a high carbon intensity; portfolio management for customers for whom EDF sells but does not produce electricity.	Reduction in emissions relating to the purchase of electricityURD Section 3.1.4.2.3
Reducing travel emissions	Reducing travel emissionsDescription Reducing emissions from employee travel, particularly in view of the roll-out of the EDF group’s travel policy	Reducing travel emissionsURD Section 3.2.4.3.2
Reduction of emissions from non- controlled assets	Reduction of emissions from non- controlled assetsDescription Divestment by 2030 from coal-fired electrical power generation located in China, in which the EDF group has a minority stake.	Reduction of emissions from non- controlled assetsURD Section

These actions make use of tried and tested technology, with good visibility in terms of economic and regulatory environments.

3.1.1.6 Carbon offsetting solutions

3.1.1.6.1 Policy

For the EDF group, use of carbon offsetting is the final stage of a process to achieve neutrality, based on the “Avoid-Reduce-Compensate” approach. Therefore, carbon offsetting must not under any circumstances take the place of a strategy designed to drastically reduce the Group’s emissions, whether direct or indirect.

The EDF group is focusing on the use of “negative emissions” projects to offset its residual emissions by 2050, compared to “avoided emissions” projects. This can include technological solutions, such as Bio-Energy with CO₂ Capture and Storage (BECCS), or natural solutions, such as carbon storage in forests and soil.

In accordance with current carbon compatibility rules ⁽¹⁾, emission credits from carbon offsetting are not deducted from the EDF group greenhouse gas report and are accounted for separately.

EDF’s offset fund

Increased use of thermal coal and fuel-oil-fired power generation to address temporary energy supply difficulties ⁽²⁾ entails an obligation for the operators in question to offset any surplus emissions produced as a result of the emissions cap being raised following a decision by the authorities. For more details, see section 3.1.1.3.1.

(1) GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, WRI-WBCSD, 2015.

(2) See the paragraph on “Tightly controlled and ultimately limited operation” in section 3.1.1.3.1.