产品碳足迹及其国内外发展现状

气候变化已成为可持续发展的重要议题。低碳经济、低碳生活的号召下,产品生产及消费对环境的影响已渐渐引起人们的重视。产品碳足迹分析有助于企业真正了解产品对气候变化的影响,并由此采取可行的措施减少供应链中的碳排放。对碳足迹、产品碳足迹及产品碳足迹标识的相关概念进行介绍,分析国内、外有关产品碳足迹的发展现状和发展趋势。对社会普及碳足迹概念和引导更多中国企业实施产品碳足迹起到促进作用。

Product Carbon Footprint Label and Current Development Status

Climate change has become an important issue for international sustainable development. Under the advocacy of low- carbon economy and lowcarbon life, the environmental issue of production and consumption has attracted more and more attentions. Product carbon footprint can help companies truly understand their products’impact on climate change, and thus to take further feasible measures to reduce their products’carbon emissions in the supply chain. This paper will introduce the related concepts of carbon footprint, product carbon footprint and product carbon label, analyzing development status and future trend of both domestic and foreign product carbon footprint. The paper will promote the Chinese corporate product carbon footprint practice.