Manufacturing industry (excluding waste treatment) represents 20% of the greenhouse gas emission in France with 67 MteqCO2 in 2023 of which 80% or more comes from combustion processes in most sectors except cement and lime, where decarbonation processes play a predominant role. Considering waste treatment sector, it is worth to consider 7 MteqCO2 due to incineration plant.

The industry’s decarbonization strategy must address environmental challenges by reducing GHG emissions by 35% by 2030, while complying with European regulations on other pollutants from combustion, such as particles, and taking into account the challenges related to industry and energy sovereignty. This decarbonization strategy must also address the issue of capturing CO₂ emitted by combustion or oxy-combustion processes, which requires improving existing flue gas treatment units or developing new ones to enable the separation of flue gas and CO₂.