Under the trend that product carbon footprint calculation is increasingly required, product carbon disclosure has become an important issue for green product marketing. In 2012, the official carbon footprint calculation service platform and database have already developed by Taiwan EAP in order to simplify data acquirement process and assist Taiwan industries effectively respond relevant and emerging CFP tasks. Hence, the main task of update application programming interface should aim at (1) setting a deadline reminder for filling inventory data, (2) offering English version website, and (3) creating application programring interface (API) to connect the website of Taiwan Product Carbon Footprint and Carbon Footprint Calculation Service Platform. As for the emphasis of extending the official carbon footprint database will be focus on (1) setting up 15 sets of carbon footprint emission factors, (2) reviewing the carbon footprint emission factors providing by other government departments or private enterprises, and (3) assisting Taiwan EPA to update and publish carbon footprint emission factors on the website of Carbon Footprint Calculation Platform. In addition, the international cooperation is also established by delivering the international carbon labeling mutual recognition feasibility study to Carbon Trust and providing more than 5 sets of data which are reviewed and published on the website of Carbon Footprint Calculation Platform to international database to extend the utilization and application of our official database.

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