The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) has released the 2025 Progress Report on the Construction of the Product Carbon Footprint Management System. This report provides an overview of the progress made since 2024 in building a national framework for product carbon footprint (PCF) management.

PCF management as national strategy
The Chinese government has incorporated PCF into major national policies, including the “Decision on Further Deepening Reform and Advancing Chinese Modernisation”, the “Opinions on Accelerating Green Transformation”, and the “Work Plan for Building a Dual Carbon Emission Control System”. According to the report, China frames PCF management as a tool to support its carbon peaking and neutrality goals, address emerging international carbon barriers and promote supply chain decarbonisation.

Building a PCF management system
In 2024, the MEE, together with 14 other ministries, issued the “Implementation Plan for Establishing the Product Carbon Footprint Management System”. The plan defines a framework based on two pillars (namely a standard system and an emission factor database) and three mechanisms (PCF labeling and certification, tiered management, and information disclosure). This framework spans the entire product lifecycle and involves stakeholders from government, industry, finance, and civil society.

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