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Carbon Labeling: Moral, Economic and Legal Implications in a World Trade Environment

Olga Nartova
NCCR Trade Regulation - Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research; World Trade Institute

February 2009

NCCR Trade Regulation Working Paper No. 2009/5

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Carbon labeling is a noble concept aimed at reducing carbon emissions through more efficient methods of manufacture and more responsible consumer habits. Unfortunately no widely accepted system of labeling exists, and creating one raises a number of questions on a global political and economic level.

Keywords: Carbon footprint, CO2 emissions, labelling, WTO

JEL Classifications: K33, K32, K30

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Date posted: April 16, 2009 ; Last revised: April 16, 2009

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Nartova, Olga, Carbon Labeling: Moral, Economic and Legal Implications in a World Trade Environment (February 2009). NCCR Trade Regulation Working Paper No. 2009/5. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1386862

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Olga Nartova (Contact Author) NCCR Trade Regulation - Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research ( email ) World Trade Institute, Hallerstrasse 6 Bern 3012 Switzerland 0316313629 (Phone)
World Trade Institute ( email ) Hallerstrasse 6/8 3012 Berne CH-3012 Switzerland

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Date posted: April 16, 2009 ; Last revised: April 16, 2009

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