Starting April 1, 18 national standards for greenhouse gas emission accounting will be implemented

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2025-04-01 14:07

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Starting April 1, 18 national standards for greenhouse gas emission accounting will be implemented

Starting from April 1, 18 national standards for corporate greenhouse gas emission accounting will be officially implemented. These standards cover multiple key national economic industries, including casting, non-ferrous metals, chemicals, building materials, mining, machinery, transportation, agriculture, electrical and electronic, food, and waste disposal.

These national standards focus on addressing the previous issues of unclear boundaries and difficulty in mutual recognition in corporate carbon emission accounting. They set unified requirements on "what to calculate and how to calculate," clarifying accounting boundaries, emission source identification, activity data collection, and emission factor selection rules for various industries. This establishes a standardized path for companies to accurately calculate and report carbon emissions. By accounting for emissions in the process flow, companies can identify high-carbon segments and implement targeted energy-saving and carbon-reduction measures, guide technological innovation, promote the application of green and low-carbon technologies, and achieve green and low-carbon transformation and development. The drafting of this series of standards follows the requirements of GB/T 32150 "General Rules for Greenhouse Gas Emission Accounting and Reporting for Industrial Enterprises" and adheres to principles consistent with ISO 14064-1 "Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting at the Organizational Level," providing technical support for companies to cope with international carbon trade barriers.

As of now, China has issued a total of 46 national standards for corporate carbon emission accounting and reporting, covering key industries such as power generation enterprises, power grid enterprises, steel production enterprises, mining enterprises, electronic equipment manufacturing enterprises, and land transportation enterprises, achieving basically full coverage of key industries. The implementation of these standards helps key emission enterprises understand their "carbon inventory," connects upstream and downstream industry chain data, promotes collaborative carbon reduction across the industry chain, further assists enterprises in shifting from passive compliance to active emission control, and drives the management of greenhouse gases in society towards standardization, normalization, and scientific development.

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