Resources
The carbon calculators that carry authority in our sectors, country by country. They do the measuring; maGnet says how to bring the number down.
Calculators
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France
Carbon'ClapApproved by the CNC: its assessment is the one required for French public funding.
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France
SEEDSFor live performance: touring, venues and festivals.
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France
Flying SecoyaTracking and measuring shoots, from the production plan through to the final assessment.
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France
Carbulator
Carbon calculator dedicated to animation, approved by the CNC.
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France
JyrosFor video games: the studio’s own impact and that of the games it makes. Approved by the CNC.
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Germany
Green Shooting Calculator
Green Shooting CO2 Calculator for Film and TV Productions
The tool behind the Green Motion label.
Neighbouring versions: Austria · Switzerland
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Netherlands
albertRequired by the Netherlands Film Fund, and widespread across European co-productions.
maGnet’s impact categories — transport, energy, materials, waste, accommodation — follow the categories these calculators share. A practice published here therefore plugs straight into your assessment.
Further reading
Studies and in-depth articles: what the numbers actually cover.
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Ecoprod
L'impact environnemental de la production audiovisuelle, cinéma et publicitaireThe sector's reference study: one hour of content emits 16 tonnes of CO2e, 27.5% of it transport and 25% purchased goods. Drawn from more than ten thousand Carbon'Clap assessments.
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CNC
Éco-conditionnalité des aides du CNC : remise d'une double empreinte carboneWhat French regulation requires: a provisional and a final carbon assessment, mandatory since January 2024 for fiction and documentary, and since March 2025 for animation and video games. Without them, funding is refused or reclaimed.
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Ministère de la Culture
Transition écologique : des avancées dans le secteur culturelThe public stocktake, beyond cinema alone: artistic creation, heritage, architecture. Measurement tools, schemes and training put in place since 2022. July 2025.
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CNC
La prime RSE+, adossée au référentiel AFNOR de la production responsableThe incentive counterpart to French eco-conditionality: a flat, automatic €28,000 for a live-action fiction production that applies the twenty-six actions of levels 1 and 2 of AFNOR Spec 2308. No ranking between them — all are required. In force since 1 September 2025 for three years, paid after verification by the CNC certifier.
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AFNOR
Cinéma responsable : les bonnes pratiques se diffusentThe AFNOR Spec 2308 framework, commissioned by the French Ministry of Culture and the CNC and presented at Cannes in 2024: what a responsible shoot means in practice, social matters included. Written by a hundred and thirty professionals, with Ecoprod and Flying Secoya. January 2025, updated January 2026.
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ADEME
Le bilan d'un projet audiovisuel responsableThe public method for closing out a production: a forecast assessment to find the heaviest-emitting items, then a second one at the end to measure what the measures achieved. Also a reminder that an environmental claim must be accurate, precise and verifiable before it is published.
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Ecoprod
Concevoir des costumes responsablesThe only resource here devoted to a single department: the five phases of costume work, from taking on the project to sorting waste, covering eco-design, training and occupational health. Written by Mahémiti Deregnaucourt for the AFCCA. 18-page PDF, 21 MB, in French.