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Chapter 1 Carbon Asset Management Practice

the popularization, application and development of carbon footprint assessment tech-
nology “from point to area” and more effectively help to achieve the “double carbon”
target.
Further exploration of accounting methods for carbon emissions in the field of car-
bon footprint can also promote the establishment of a scientific and standardized carbon
footprint assessment system. At present, the accounting standard of the carbon emission
trading system is not perfect, and the carbon footprint analysis and assessment of the
whole industry supply chain have not been considered in the carbon emission account-
ing. For example, the carbon emissions caused by the use of some materials and the treat-
ment of by-products have not been included in the life cycle carbon emission account-
ing system. In addition, the current carbon emission accounting still needs to solve the
problems of imperfect accounting mechanism, relatively backward method system,
large deviation in the statistical basis of energy consumption and some fossil energy
carbon emission factors, and lack of annual continuity of carbon emission accounting
results. Therefore, it is necessary to systematically develop carbon footprint assessment
methods and form standards for key industries, effectively solve the above-mentioned
problems, and gradually expand the coverage of the carbon emission trading system,
and gradually incorporate greenhouse gases such as methane and nitrous oxide into the
carbon emission trading system.
In addition, the research of product carbon footprint needs to be combined with the
product carbon label. In essence, the carbon label of a product is a manifestation of its
carbon footprint, which is the theoretical and data basis of the carbon label. The two
concepts are interdependent. There is a lack of uniform standards for carbon labelling
research. As the most important carbon footprint accounting method at the micro lev-
el, LCA has not been studied to link it with carbon labelling assessment. Clarify the
relationship between carbon footprint and carbon labels, form a standardized system
and evaluation method for carbon labels, and finally establish a platform-based product
with wide coverage, convenient and fast use and accurate calculation results, which is
beneficial to the real promotion of energy conservation, emission reduction and carbon
reduction by carbon footprint and carbon labels. Based on the assessment of carbon
footprint and carbon label, the development of green low-carbon technology certifica-
tion and green product certification (EPD) can boost the low-carbon development of
domestic industries, and has practical significance in breaking through the tariff barriers
under the name of carbon when exporting technologies and products.

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