How to deal with the pressure of carbon footprint in foreign trade exports in heavy industry areas?

Mondo Social Updated on 2024-01-30

As the global climate change problem becomes more serious, countries** have taken measures to reduce carbon emissions. The European Union has proposed policies such as carbon tariffs and battery regulations, requiring imported goods to meet certain carbon emission standards. For exporters, the need for a product carbon footprint is more immediate. The pressure on export enterprises mainly comes from two policies and regulations. First, the EU's "carbon tariff", which will be put into trial operation on October 1, 2023, is the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism, which covers six major industries: steel, aluminum, electricity, cement, fertilizer, and hydrogen, basically covering all basic heavy industry categories, and has a great impact on steel, cement, chemical and other industries. The implementation of this policy means that goods exported to the EU will face high taxes if their carbon emissions are too high. This will force exporters to strengthen carbon footprint management and reduce the carbon emissions of their products.

Second, the EU Battery and Waste Battery Regulation, which will come into effect in August 2023, requires that from 2027, power batteries exported to Europe must hold a "battery passport" that meets the requirements, recording the battery's manufacturer, material composition, carbon footprint, ** chain and other information. The implementation of this regulation means that exporters need to understand the production and chain of batteries in more detail to ensure that they meet the EU's carbon emission standards.

In order to meet this challenge, China will accelerate the formulation of carbon footprint standards, database construction, certification and supervision, enterprise application, international convergence and mutual recognition. Multinational companies need to incorporate carbon footprint management into the requirements of their own sustainable chain, increase technological transformation, improve energy efficiency, and reduce carbon emissions. Through the introduction of advanced production technology and equipment, improve energy efficiency, reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. Develop a circular economy, promote green production methods, and achieve sustainable development. Through the promotion of the circular economy model, the efficient use of resources and the reduction, recycling, and harmless treatment of waste are realized, so as to reduce pollution and damage to the environment.

In addition, strengthening international cooperation to jointly address climate change is also one of the important measures. Through cooperation with other countries and regions, we will jointly study solutions to climate change problems and share experiences, and promote the process of global climate governance. Carbon Emission Manager

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