Can Food Labels Drive Consumers to Choose Less Carbon-Intense Diets?

Tuesday, December 18, 2018 - 09:50 in Earth & Climate

A survey of 1,000 people has found that consumers greatly underestimate the greenhouse gases it takes to produce certain foods, in some cases by multiples of ten, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. The research also found, however, that placing carbon footprint labels on food packaging effectively drives people to buy less […]

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