Carbon information, pricing, and bans. Evidence from a field experiment

Yurii Handziuk and Stefano Lovo
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Yurii Handziuk: HEC Paris - Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales
Stefano Lovo: HEC Paris - Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales

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Abstract: How to reduce greenhouse gas emissions due to individual consumption patterns? Our findings from a large-scale field experiment at a university canteen suggest that providing information on dishes' carbon footprint alone has no significant impact on users' habits. Instead, consumers voluntarily shift toward low-carbon footprint dishes only when carbon footprint information is coupled with a pricing system where dish prices and the carbon footprint of the dishes are positively correlated. Our work also suggests that a simple and effective way to reduce the carbon footprint of consumption is to regulate the supply by replacing high-carbon dishes with equally nourishing low-carbon dishes.

Keywords: Food carbon footprint; carbon information; CO2 pricing. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-10-25
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4612145

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