Was kosten Lebensmittel unter Einbeziehung von Umwelt-Folgekosten?

Marie C. Mehrens-Raizner and Tobias Gaugler

Die Unternehmung - Swiss Journal of Business Research and Practice, 2022, vol. 76, issue 2, 143-163

Abstract: This study aims to quantify the environmental external costs of foodstuff in Germany arising during the production process as well as the upstream supply chain. In order to compensate the effects on the environment, external effects should be considered in all food prices according to UN’s polluter pays principle. Based on a comprehensive literature review and following the method of Fitzpatrick and Young (2017) the external costs of the German agricultural production in 2016 are calculated. If the environmental external effects of German food production and consumption like greenhouse gases, avoidable food waste and biodiversity loss were included in the prices, an average price increase of 43 % at the retail level would be necessary based on our calculations. Our results illustrate the extent of the current mispricing and the associated need for urgent change in the food sector.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.5771/0042-059X-2022-2-143

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