Carbon labeling and consumer attitudes

Carbon Management

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 445-455

  Guenther, Meike ^a   Saunders, Caroline M ^a   Tait, Peter R ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON LABELING; CONSUMER ATTITUDES; ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS; EXPORT MARKETS; FOCUS GROUPS; KEY MARKETS; PRODUCT INFORMATION;

COMMERCE; FOOD PRODUCTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84867559187     PISSN: 17583004     EISSN: 17583012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/cmt.12.50     Document Type: Article

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