News: Carbon Emission Label

New labels listing the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the production of foods are appearing on some grocery items and restaurant menus around the country.

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Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) unveiled the "Taiwan Carbon Label", which shows the total CO2 emission of a product life cycle from at start the obtainment of raw material obtainment, manufacturing, delivery, sales, use... (More)

The Australian Government has been accused of cheating on its CO2 accounting at the Copenhagen climate summit by covering up emissions from agriculture.

Some Swedish food labels now include the amount of carbon dioxide emissions that were expended in production. The labels are showing up not only in the grocery stores, but also in some restaurant menus around the country.

The country is launching the world's first carbon label on foods along with nutritional advice, which could cut emissions 20-50%.

Original Article New labels listing the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the production of foods, from whole wheat pasta to fast food burgers, are appearing on some grocery items and restaurant menus around Sweden. The same concept is being proposed across the EU. Besides causing massive...

Two days ago, the New York Times reported that Sweden has begun using "new labels listing the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the production of foods, from whole wheat pasta to fast food burgers." These labels are appearing on foods in grocery stores, as well as restaurants.

If you're in the business of selling something, you can't learn too much about human psychology. Sweden is moving forward on global warming issues, the latest of which is monitoring and labeling the carbon dioxide emissions from food production.