Trade and Environment Briefings: Product Carbon Footprint Standards - Policy Briefing

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorInternational Trade Centre
dc.contributor.authorInternational Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
dc.contributor.organizationIndustry and Economy Division
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-05T17:13:28Z
dc.date.available2018-08-05T17:13:28Z
dc.date.issued2012-06
dc.descriptionThis policy brief examines product carbon footprint standards and their increasing use in measuring and communicating greenhouse gas emissions across the full life cycle of products. It describes international, public, and private approaches to carbon accounting and labelling, particularly within the agri-food sector. The document outlines opportunities for exporters, including emissions reduction, cost savings, market differentiation, and improved environmental performance. It also discusses key challenges, such as methodological differences, data quality concerns, limited representation of developing countries in standard-setting, and the technical and financial burdens faced by small and medium-sized enterprises in meeting emerging market requirements.en
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dc.identifier.issn1816-6970
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25955
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number5 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectgreen economy
dc.subjectinternational trade
dc.subjectcarbon
dc.subjectstandard
dc.subjectgreenhouse gas
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectSustainable Development
dc.subjectTrade
dc.subject.sdgSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
dc.subject.sdgSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
dc.subject.themechemistry
dc.subject.themechemical pollution
dc.subject.themeclimate
dc.subject.themeeconomics
dc.subject.themefinance
dc.titleTrade and Environment Briefings: Product Carbon Footprint Standards - Policy Briefingen
dc.typePolicy brief

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