| 报告题名: | Different Options for Communicating Environmental Information for Products----Final Report |
| 作者: | Christiane Gerstetter; Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf; Malte Preuß LLM
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| 出版者: | Ecologic Institute, Germany
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| 出版年: | 2012
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| 发表日期: | 2012
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| 总页数: | 58
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| 国家: | 德国
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| 语种: | 英语
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| 英文关键词: | trade
; environmental labelling
; consumer protection
; WTO
; Europe
; dissemination
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| 中文主题词: | 排放物
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| 主题词: | EMISSIONS
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| 英文摘要: | Information on the environmental characteristics of products, such as on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused during their production or their energy efficiency, are essential in order to allow consumers to make informed choices on which products to buy. This study investigated different design options for product-related environmental information addressed at consumers. The Ecologic Institute contributed, in particular, an analysis of the law of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the requirements it contains for legal rules on environmental labels. The report is available for download.The study was carried out against the background of the 2012 of the EU Sustainable Consumption and Production Industrial Policy (SCP/SIP) Action Plan. Providing consumers with comprehensive information on the environmental performance of products is a possible initiative in this context. The aim of this study was to examine different mechanisms and vehicles for communicating product-level environmental information to consumers. The study investigates which type of information consumers will most easily and understand. Different labels were developed and tested with the help of individuals and groups from different countries and specific designs suggested.However, labeling rules are subject to certain legal rules at the international level, notably to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (BTB), both part of the WTO legal order. Christiane Gerstetter, Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf and Malte Preuss of the Ecologic Legal Team have analysed these rules, taking account of recent WTO case law on environmental labels. They conclude that such rules are, in principle, admissible under WTO law, but subject to certain conditions. For example, imported products must not be treated worse as compared to domestic products.The study [pdf, 1.8 MB, English] as well as the annex [pdf, 2.4 MB, English] are available for download. |
| 资助项目: | Options for Communicating Environmental Information on Products#2670-05#European Commission, Directorate-General Environment (DG Environment)
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| URL: | http://www.ecologic.eu/sites/files/publication/2014/different-options-for-communication-environmental-information-for-products-2012_0.pdf
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| 资源类型: | 研究报告
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| 标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/42398
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| Appears in Collections: | 过去全球变化的重建
影响、适应和脆弱性
科学计划与规划
气候变化与战略
全球变化的国际研究计划
气候减缓与适应
气候变化事实与影响
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Christiane Gerstetter,Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf,Malte Preuß LLM. Different Options for Communicating Environmental Information for Products----Final Report. 2012-01-01.
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