Abstract: As an important method in accounting and assessing the greenhouse gases emissions that caused by the manufacture of products, the research and demonstrate on carbon footprint have gained many attentions. Based on the introduction of the carbon footprint concept, this paper reviewed the research results of textiles’ carbon footprints. Key problems, such as boundary, carbon emissions coefficients, dividing principle and quality criterions, in accounting and assessing of textiles’ carbon footprints were discussed and investigated. In view of the superiority on industrial production of textiles in China’s textile industry, suggestions on industrial carbon footprint research were given for the further promotion of textiles’ carbon footprints accounting and assessing.

Key words: textile product, carbon footprint, life cycle, industrial carbon footprint