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The future of carbon labeling - Factors to consider
Dalarna University, School of Culture and Society, Economics. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala; Lund University.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8608-7976
2023 (English)In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, ISSN 1068-2805, Vol. 12, no 120Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Compared to other policy instruments that aim to change consumer behavior, information provision is perhaps the least controversial. An important question is how information in the form of carbon labels can contribute to direct food consumption toward reduced climate impact. From a policy guidance perspective, there is a need to identify how the labeling strategy affects consumers' ability to identify lower emitting food products and the behavioral change due to carbon information. Key aspects of a carbon label are discussed, as well as the implications of different labeling schemes. Drawing on economic and behavioral theories, we propose that, to assist consumers in identifying changes in consumption that contribute to significant reductions in their climate impact, a carbon label must enable comparisons between product groups and not only within narrowly defined product groups. This suggests mandatory labeling, since producers of high-emission products are less likely to display such labels. However, it is important to consider both costs and benefits of labeling schemes and to consider complementing labeling with other policy instruments. © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association.

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Cambridge University Press , 2023. Vol. 12, no 120
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carbon label, climate label, consumer behavior, food choice
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-45874DOI: 10.1017/age.2022.29ISI: 000956802000001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85151565399OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-45874DiVA, id: diva2:1752187
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