The "Low Carbon Product Certification Management Measures (Interim)" and related technical documents jointly formulated by the Mainland Development and Reform Commission and the National Certification and Accreditation Administration will be released in the near future. By then, mainland China will implement a nationwide, voluntary low-carbon product certification system. It is understood that mainland China has multiple certification systems for energy-saving products, environmentally friendly products and future low-carbon products. According to mainland quality inspection system experts, for consumers, energy-saving products focus on saving energy costs, environmentally friendly products focus on reducing the emission of toxic and harmful substances, and low-carbon products focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In this regard, Qian Guoqiang, a mainland carbon emission reduction expert who participated in the negotiations of the Kyoto Protocol as an attaché of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the mainland, believes that in fact, although the mainland has multiple certifications for energy-saving, environmentally friendly, and low-carbon products, they are not mutually exclusive. It is not exclusive, but whoever can win the voluntary enterprise certification in the future will have a greater chance of winning government preferential procurement, financial subsidies, tax exemptions and other support policies from the mainland finance and taxation departments, and whoever can win the low-carbon certification of international authoritative institutions and advanced countries. Mutual recognition of marks can expand the scope of use of one's own products. In addition, China Quality Certification Center (CQC) undertook the research work of the "Special Project to Address Climate Change - Research on Mainland's Low-Carbon Certification System" jointly implemented by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Certification and Accreditation Administration. Tian Xiaofei, director of the Low Carbon and Energy Efficiency Department of CQC, revealed that mainland China will establish a unified low-carbon product certification system. It is understood that mainland China will implement a unified low-carbon product catalog in the future and plan unified national standards, certification technical specifications and certification regulations.
