Fifteen ministries and commissions have formulated and issued the "Implementation Plan for Establishing a Carbon Footprint Management System."
Release time:
2024-06-05
The Implementation Plan points out that by 2027, a preliminary carbon footprint management system will be established. A national general standard for calculating the carbon footprint of products, aligned with international practices, will be formulated and released. Around 100 standard rules for calculating the carbon footprint of key products will be developed and promulgated. A preliminary database of product carbon footprint factors will be established. A preliminary system for product carbon footprint labeling, certification, and tiered management will be put in place. Furthermore, positive progress will be made in aligning the carbon footprint rules for key products with international standards.
On June 4, the General Office of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the "Implementation Plan for Establishing a Carbon Footprint Management System" (Huan Qi Hou [2024] No. 30).
The Implementation Plan points out that by 2027, a preliminary carbon footprint management system will be established. A national general standard for calculating the carbon footprint of products, aligned with international practices, will be formulated and released. Around 100 sets of carbon footprint accounting rules and standards for key products will be developed and promulgated. A preliminary database of product carbon footprint factors will be established. A preliminary system for product carbon footprint labeling, certification, and tiered management will be put in place. Furthermore, positive progress will be made in aligning the carbon footprint rules for key products with international standards.
By 2030, the carbon footprint management system will be further refined, and its application scenarios will become more diverse. Approximately 200 standardized rules for calculating the carbon footprints of key products will be formulated and issued. A product carbon footprint factor database—characterized by broad coverage, high data quality, and strong international influence—will be largely completed. A comprehensive system for product carbon footprint labeling, certification, and tiered management will be fully established, and the environment for applying product carbon footprints will continue to be optimized and expanded. The rules for calculating product carbon footprints, the factor database, and the carbon labeling and certification system will gradually align with international standards, and China will substantively participate in the formulation of international rules on product carbon footprints.
The Implementation Plan covers The four key tasks are: establishing and improving a carbon footprint management system, building a multi-stakeholder framework for carbon footprint work, promoting international mutual trust in product carbon footprint standards, and continuously strengthening capacity-building for product carbon footprints. 。
Among these, rules and standards for carbon footprint accounting of key products will be released. Priority will be given to focusing on key products such as electricity, coal, natural gas, fuel oil, iron and steel, electrolytic aluminum, cement, fertilizers, hydrogen, lime, glass, ethylene, synthetic ammonia, calcium carbide, methanol, lithium batteries, new-energy vehicles, photovoltaics, and electronic and electrical appliances, and corresponding accounting rules and standards will be formulated and released.
Establish a tiered management system for product carbon footprints. Government departments will explore conducting tiered assessments and management of product carbon footprints in key industries and specific sub-sectors. Enterprises are encouraged to conduct their own carbon footprint assessments—and those of their supply chains—based on relevant standards and requirements, thereby helping them tap into their carbon reduction potential, optimize supply chain management, and enhance the low-carbon competitiveness of their products.
Strengthen policy support and coordination. Promote the integration of product carbon footprint requirements into policies related to trade, finance, monetary affairs, and industry, thereby creating synergies in policy efforts to advance product carbon footprints. Encourage the inclusion of product carbon footprints as evaluation indicators for green and low-carbon supply chains and products, fully leveraging the positive role of product carbon footprints in encouraging upstream and downstream enterprises along the industrial chain to adopt low-carbon technologies, carry out low-carbon transformations, optimize energy resource allocation, and fulfill social responsibilities. Facilitate the organic linkage between product carbon footprints and mechanisms such as carbon emission rights trading, voluntary greenhouse gas reduction trading, and environmental impact assessments, and jointly promote carbon reduction efforts.
The full text is as follows:
Notice on Issuing the Implementation Plan for Establishing a Carbon Footprint Management System
The Departments (Bureaus) of Ecology and Environment, the Commissions for Development and Reform, the departments in charge of industry and information technology, the Departments (Bureaus) of Finance, the Departments (Bureaus) of Human Resources and Social Security, the Departments (Commissions, Management Committees, Bureaus) of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Departments (Bureaus, Commissions) of Transport, the departments in charge of commerce, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the Market Regulation Bureaus (Departments, Commissions), and the data management authorities of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps; the Shanghai Head Office of the People's Bank of China, as well as the branches in all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, and cities under separate planning; the Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs and all directly affiliated customs offices; the regulatory bureaus of the National Financial Regulatory Administration; and the local securities regulatory bureaus of the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
To thoroughly implement the requirements set forth in the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of a Beautiful China," the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Fully, Accurately, and Comprehensively Implementing the New Development Philosophy and Doing a Good Job in Achieving Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality," and the "Action Plan for Reaching Carbon Peak Before 2030," to accelerate the establishment of a carbon footprint management system, foster green and low-carbon supply chains and lifestyles, promote the development of new-quality productivity, and contribute to achieving the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, together with the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Commerce, the People's Bank of China, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the General Administration of Customs, the State Administration for Market Regulation, the Financial Regulatory Administration, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and the National Data Administration, has formulated the "Implementation Plan for Establishing a Carbon Footprint Management System." This plan is now being circulated to you; please ensure its careful implementation.
Ministry of Ecology and Environment
National Development and Reform Commission
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
Ministry of Transport
Ministry of Commerce
People's Bank of China
State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council
General Administration of Customs
State Administration for Market Regulation
General Administration of Financial Regulation
China Securities Regulatory Commission
National Data Administration
May 22, 2024
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CC: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, National Intellectual Property Administration.
Issued by the General Office of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on June 4, 2024
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