On October 30, 2026, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced the joint issuance of the Action Plan for Developing a Standards System for the Carbon Footprints of Key Products (2026–2028), together with the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the National Energy Administration. Guided by urgency, coordinated implementation and industry collaboration, the Action Plan focuses on five priority areas: energy, raw materials, consumer goods, machinery and equipment, and transport equipment. It aims to introduce more than 100 national standards for product carbon footprints and develop selected national standards in parallel with international standards, supporting China’s product carbon footprint management system and the low-carbon transition of key industries
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