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

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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.
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hal-04415285 , version 1 (24-01-2024)

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Yurii Handziuk, Stefano Lovo. Carbon information, pricing, and bans. Evidence from a field experiment. 2023. ⟨hal-04415285⟩

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