🔄History and tracking of changes
Versions and changes made to the Methodological guide of Bilan Carbone®.
This page outlines the versions and changes made to the Bilan Carbone® Methodological Guide. This method evolves as advances are made in carbon accounting.
The Bilan Carbone® methodological guide is currently in its version 9 - July 2024.
Here is the history and tracking of changes:
January 2026: Added a comparative table between the Bilan Carbone® emission category nomenclature and the GHG Protocol emission category nomenclature in section 4.5. As well as fixing a reported bug concerning the comparative table between the Bilan Carbone® emission category nomenclature and the BEGES-R and ISO 14064-1 emission category nomenclatures.
January 2026: Added in the section 5 the notion of top-down trajectory and its use within the framework of Bilan Carbone®. Deepening of the steps cited for the construction of transition plans.
January 2026: Added to the glossary the following definitions: "Overshoot", "Carbon budget", "Carbon neutrality" and "Top-down and bottom-up trajectories"
January 2026: Correction of typographical errors
December 2025: Publication of the English version of the guide.
August 2025: Added clarifications on the result of an evaluation and how it is communicated, in section 7.3.
August 2025: Modification of section 7.2 in order to limit it to a succinct explanation of the evaluation process, referring to the dedicated guide for more details.
August 2025: Modification of section 7.1, previously devoted to defining the evaluation team and now relating to the preparation of the evaluation by the organisation wishing to have its assessment evaluated.
June 2025: Added a set of infographics in sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 as well as in subsections 1.2, 2.4, 4.5, 5.3, 6.2 and in appendix 1.
January 2025: Added an appendix 5 dedicated to the specificities of a Bilan Carbone® approach for associations.
January 2025: Changed the name of a subcategory "Building waste" to "Material waste" within the Waste category, in appendix 1 and in the associated infographics (figure 2.4 and 4.5).
January 2025: Added a maturity questionnaire (help to determine an organisation's maturity level upstream of the approach), in section 1.1.
October 2024 - January 2025: Enrichment of the FAQ section.
December 2024: Added a mapping table between Bilan Carbone® and Diag Décarbon'Action in section 6.2.
October 2024: Added a downloadable summary of the method in PDF format.
October 2024: Added a mapping table between Bilan Carbone® and CSRD in section 6.2.
Version 9 - July 2024 : publication
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