Carbon footprint promotion: Ten-year review: Environmental Protection Agency plans to simplify processes and align with international standards. Taiwan's product "carbon footprint" labeling policy has been promoted for ten years. The Environmental Protection Agency is reviewing relevant regulations in the direction of simplifying processes and aligning with international standards, hoping to increase manufacturers' motivation to apply. . The "Key Points for the Promotion of Product Carbon Footprint Labeling by the Environmental Protection Agency of the Executive Yuan" came into effect in 2010. The Environmental Protection Agency is currently reviewing the application process, and is expected to increase the number of "critical reviews" and return the verification method to the ISO14067 carbon footprint quantification standard to align with it. International; in addition, it is also planned to integrate the "Key Points for the Establishment of the Review Committee of the Executive Yuan Environmental Protection Agency to Promote Product Carbon Footprint Labeling" and amend the law into the "Key Points for the Executive Yuan Environmental Protection Agency to Promote Product Carbon Footprint Management". The Environmental Protection Agency held its second public hearing on this case today (27th), inviting certification units, domestic manufacturers and other manufacturers to attend the meeting. Except for some textual suggestions, there was no major dispute. The Management and Examination Office of the Environmental Protection Agency expects to make revisions and announce them before the end of the year. Simplifying the application process and adding new key reviews. The Environmental Protection Agency hopes that more manufacturers will join the carbon footprint labeling. Climate change has become increasingly severe in recent years. In order to slow down the impact of human beings on global warming, the UK took the lead in the world in launching a carbon reduction label in 2006 ( carbon reduction label), the concept of carbon footprint has gradually attracted the attention of governments and enterprises around the world. Carbon footprint refers to the direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions produced during the entire life cycle of an activity or product from raw material acquisition, factory manufacturing, distribution, sales, use to final disposal and recycling. The Environmental Protection Agency began to promote domestic carbon footprint labeling in 2010, and so far more than 820 products have applied for certification. In order to increase manufacturers' willingness to apply and align with international standards, the Environmental Protection Agency launched a review of the standards when it expired ten years ago. Hong Shuxing, director of the Management and Examination Office, said that the basic principles are consistent with the spirit of past standards, but the provisions have been made more complete. In the past, Problems encountered in practice are also fine-tuned to keep pace with the times and integrate with international standards. The new management points integrate the key points of the labeling operation and the key points of the review meeting, simplifying the carbon label application process. In the future, manufacturers will be granted the right to use the carbon label and issue a certificate after passing the completeness, compliance and other document inspections. There is no need to go through the process except for dispute cases. Working group meeting review. The Office of Management and Inspection stated that in addition to simplifying the process, in addition to the verification statement after inspection by the existing third-party inspection unit, it also added a new key inspection performed within the department to provide manufacturers with a simpler and less expensive verification summary report. Apply for the use of product carbon footprint labels and adopt official and private dual-track certification. Keep pace with the times and be in line with the latest ISO international standards. The new regulations will be implemented before the end of the year, with a one-year buffer period. In addition, Ye Xinjun, chief of the Management and Examination Division of the Environmental Protection Agency, said that the new regulations are particularly in line with international standards. The carbon footprint inspection standard will be based on the work of ISO14067:2018. Standards are requirements. In addition to more clearly defining the source of carbon emission coefficients, they also provide flexibility in the order of reference by manufacturers. For example, because there were no clear specifications in the past, the carbon emission coefficient calculation of a pineapple cake may use the carbon emission coefficient of pineapple cultivation in Australia. In the future, the carbon emission coefficient calculation of domestic pineapples should be given priority. However, if there are individual needs for product characteristics, this must be done. Just come up with reasonable coefficients. The official website of Business Standards Inc. (BSI) points out that the new version of the carbon footprint standard released in 2018 identifies more environmental impact projects than before. It is not only limited to carbon footprint issues, but also emphasizes the quantification of external communication. Daniele Pernigotti, the convener of the new version of the standard, said that the United Nations Convention on Climate Change considers carbon footprint (CFP) to be a key way to promote the realization of international climate action goals. The changes in the new version of the standard hope to support the sustainable development of the low-carbon economy while enabling global enterprises to , supporters and stakeholders benefit. Ye Xinjun said that after discussion and revision, the draft is expected to be announced and take effect before the end of the year. There will be a one-year transition period after the new regulations are put on the road, during which the new and old standards will run in parallel. From January 1, 2021, the old product carbon footprint calculation guidelines The technical guidance on carbon footprint data quantification and verification will no longer be applicable and will be uniformly converted to ISO14067 carbon footprint data quantification and verification specifications. Data source: Environmental Information Center (2019/08/27)
