The major purpose of the project compiling "low-carbon living teaching guide" is for the public, schools and other agencies and organizations to recognize the commonly published marks or labels and to actively practice low-carbon living based on the latest ways of carbon reduction. The content of the guide mainly introduces the green marks or labels used in daily life, provides the practical information of energy saving and carbon reduction in daily living aspects such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, education and entertainment, and offers readers to implement low-carbon life by self-assessment with a checklist supporting the calculation of carbon emissions. This project has held six times for completing written reviews and three sessions of expert reviewing meeting so that this guide is of considerable reliability and readability. The guide will be sent to 22 counties’ and cities’ EPA, and an electronic version is also provided for public download so as to be widely outreached. And energy conservation and carbon reduction no longer just a slogan can help Taiwan reach as a low-carbon society.

Energy Efficiency and Carbon Reduction, Low carbon, Living, Guide