On June 26, the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the Notice on the Implementation Plan for Deepening Green and Low-Carbon Standardization in Industry and Information Technology.
The document specifies standards for product carbon footprint accounting rules. Adhering to the principle of urgency-first, priority shall be given to key products including steel, electrolytic aluminum, cement, chemical fertilizers, hydrogen, lime, glass, ethylene, synthetic ammonia, calcium carbide, methanol, lithium batteries, NEVs, PV, and electrical/electronic appliances, as well as other industrial products with significant emission reduction contributions, urgent market demands, and notable supply chain driving effects, to formulate product carbon footprint accounting standards. Active efforts shall be made to develop standards for zero-carbon factories, zero-carbon industrial parks, etc.
Strengthening green and low-carbon industry cultivation through standard leadership. Accelerate the formulation and revision of multi-energy complementary utilization standards covering industrial green microgrids, clean low-carbon hydrogen applications in industrial sectors, efficient utilization of medium-low temperature waste heat/energy, ultra-long-life and high-safety ESS batteries, and enhance renewable/new energy utilization in industry. Actively promote research on common critical technology standards across industrial chains, including multi-type heterogeneous combustible solid waste substitute fuels, inert electrodes, novel catalysis, green synthesis, CO₂ resource utilization, and carbon sequestration. Expedite the improvement of standard systems in sectors such as PV, NEVs, green intelligent computing, green shipping, green aviation, green power equipment, green light industry, and environmental protection equipment, to support the cultivation of new momentum for green development.
New energy industrial chain standards. Advance the development of standards and specifications for renewable energy-based water electrolysis hydrogen production, industrial byproduct hydrogen, hydrogen metallurgy, clean low-carbon hydrogen-based synthetic ammonia/methanol/aviation kerosene, and improve standards related to hydrogen energy equipment including water electrolysis hydrogen production, hydrogen fuel cells, and hydrogen-powered rail transit. Promote technical standard formulation and revision for new energy and renewable energy applications (PV, wind power, new-type energy storage) in key industries, as well as industrial green microgrid construction applications.
According to the key research directions for MIIT's green and low-carbon standards (2025-2027), hydrogen energy standards shall focus on: energy efficiency evaluation requirements for alkaline water electrolysis systems, technical specifications for hydrogen production from coke oven gas, technical specifications for hydrogen-enriched reducing gas injection in blast furnaces, technical requirements for hydrogen-based non-blast furnace ironmaking (Part 2), production technical specifications for clean low-carbon hydrogen-based green methanol, and production technical specifications for clean low-carbon hydrogen-based green synthetic ammonia. Applications span steel, chemical, and integrated industries.
Full text as follows:
Notice on the Implementation Plan for Deepening Green and Low-Carbon Standardization in Industry and Information Technology Issued by the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
MIIT Science and Technology [2025] No. 33
To all provincial, autonomous regional, and municipal departments of industry and information technology, relevant industry associations, standardization technical organizations, and specialized institutions:
To effectively leverage the guiding and supporting role of standards in green and low-carbon industrial and information technology sectors and improve the green and low-carbon standard system, our ministry has organized the formulation of the Implementation Plan for Deepening Green and Low-Carbon Standardization in Industry and Information Technology, which is hereby issued to you. Please implement the standardization work in accordance with the actual conditions of your region, industry, and field.
General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)
June 13, 2025
