Carbon Label at a University Restaurant – Label Implementation and Evaluation

Ecological Economics

Volumn 146, Issue , 2018, Pages 658-667

  Brunner, Florentine ^a   Kurz, Verena ^b   Bryngelsson, David ^a   Hedenus, Fredrik ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon labeling; Field experiment; Food consumption; Meat consumption; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECOLABELING; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; EMISSION CONTROL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MEAT;

EID: 85040648302     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.12.012     Document Type: Article

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