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Consumer Information about PCF
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Overview of the conclusions concerning how global warming is addressed best
Product category
Energy consuming
products
Energy saving products
Products with relevance
concerning greenhouse
gas emissions at
production phase
Product
group
Cars
Household
appliances
Insulation
material
Electricity
Food
Paper
Textiles
Best options to address global warming
The existing mandatory label on CO 2 communication for the
marketing of new passenger cars should be complemented by a
benchmarking system e.g. in the form of a colour or letter code.
Petrol consumption tests should be developed that are more in
line with real driving and including also electric cars.
Adequate measures to improve the outcome of the label in the
sense of climate friendly purchase decisions by consumers.
In later steps: include non CO 2 greenhouse gases and
precombustion of fuel as well as production (in the from of
average data for different size classes of cars)
EU energy label addresses energy efficiency and therefore
indirectly also CO2e emissions. An addition of CO2 values on the
label is not helpful.
Type I labels should include in-depth PCF studies as starting point
for the development of criteria. To set CO2e values as a direct
limit makes no sense.
Instead of focussing on the PCF of insulation materials it will be
more successful to concentrate on energy certificates for
buildings. About 80 percent of climate relevant emissions relate to
the usage phase and correlate with the energy standard of the
building!
The obligatory information of customers concerning of at least
CO 2 emissions and radioactive waste resulting from the electricity
production is purposeful.
Adequate measures to improve the outcome of the obligatory
information in the sense that more consumers buy green
electricity.
Type I labels should include in-depth PCF studies as starting point
for the development of criteria (CO2e, nuclear waste).
Measures to reduce electricity consumption (e.g. communication
measures) are also beneficial.
Development and communication of “simple” general
recommendations taking into account climate change issues (PCF
based) concerning food purchase and preparation. In order to do
so, further in-depth PCF studies are necessary.
Basing on in-depth PCF studies integration of climate change
issues in the development of the standards for organic agriculture.
The communication of CO2e figures on the product makes no
sense and is not helpful to consumers.
Type I labels should include in-depth PCF studies as starting point
for the development of criteria. To set CO2e values as a direct
limit makes sense concerning the production processes.
Inclusion of CO2e issues in the multicriterial approach of type I
labels.
Promotion of a label awarding textiles made of fibres from organic
agriculture.
A PCF label makes no sense.
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