(1)Grasped the International trend of product carbon footprints. Visited foreign carbon labeling promoting units, including organizations in China and France. Attended PEF World Forum and Asia Carbon Footprint Network conference. (2)Coached businesses to apply for carbon labeling. Formulated documentations regarding 3 ‘people’s livelihood’ and ‘promoting significance in public’ product category rules and 14 carbon footprint calculation regulations. Organized 3 seminars for carbon footprint calculation and carbon labeling applications, assisting firms to continue with their carbon labeling and carbon reduction labeling applications. (3)Implementation of carbon labeling deliberations. Completed ‘EPA product carbon labeling promotion main points’, ‘Carbon footprint product category rules formulation, quote and revise guide’ and raised important recommendations for the amendment of ‘Product and service carbon footprint calculation guide’. In addition, this project has made plans for product carbon reduction labeling system, which are included in the new ‘EPA product carbon labeling promotion main points’. (4)Perfected the Internalization of carbon labeling system. Completed ‘Third category environment declaration and evaluation of feasibility of product carbon footprint product category regulation’ and other related tasks and documentations. Evaluate the feasibility of inclusion of Business-to-Business (B2B) product into the carbon labeling system. Participated in ‘Carbon footprint accreditation program’, tracking the development of the program. Established the ‘Product footprint labeling tracking standard operation procedures’ to assist in inspection works. Organized interdepartmental meeting, allowing different departments to understand and be participated in the project. (5)Increased the effectiveness of the carbon labeling promotion. Maintain and manage ‘Taiwan Product Carbon Footprint website’, improve the friendliness of carbon-labeling application system. Organized four seminars and five event booths. Propagandas were published in English in order for this project to be internationalized. For medias, advertisements were published on ‘Common Wealth Magazine’ as it publishes 120 Thousand issues monthly, reaching at least 80 Thousand subscribers, it is expected that the public exposure level will be high.

Carbon Labeling, Carbon Footprint, Environmental Footprint