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 "title": "What an environmental figure on a passport is actually counting",
 "description": "Does a Digital Product Passport include a carbon footprint? Not universally. See when product rules require carbon data and what the number means.",
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 "direct_answer": "There is no universal carbon-footprint field required across every Digital Product Passport. A DPP may contain carbon-footprint or other environmental information where the rules for the relevant product group require it. Under ESPR, information requirements can relate to a carbon footprint or environmental footprint **as appropriate**, with the actual requirement set product group by product group.",
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