The effects of ecolabels on environmentally- and health-friendly cars: an online survey and two experimental studies

• Published in: The international journal of life cycle assessment Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 883 - 899
• Main Authors: Folkvord, Frans, Veltri, Giuseppe A., Lupiáñez-Villanueva, Francisco, Tornese, Pietro, Codagnone, Cristiano, Gaskell, George
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: attitudes and opinions; Automobiles; Carbon dioxide; consumer preferences; Consumers; consumers (people); Crashworthiness; Czech Republic; Decision making; Decisions; Earth and Environmental Science; ecolabeling; Emission standards; Emissions control; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Economics; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Environmental impact; Environmental labelling; European Union; Europeans; Experiments; Germany; Government procurement; Health; Impact strength; Incentives; Internet; Ireland; Italy; Lithuania; Motor vehicles; Netherlands; Optimization; politics; Polls & surveys; prices; purchasing; Safety; Spain; surveys; Sustainability; Taxes; The Future of Ecolabels; United Kingdom; Czech Republic; Netherlands; Ireland; Italy; United Kingdom; Lithuania; Germany; Spain; Behavioural economics; Consumers’ choice; Ecolabels; Experiment; Environmental benefits

Purpose Given the increasing importance of political decision-making to reduce emission targets, the main purpose of the current paper is to identify and test the considerations that would nudge consumers towards an environmentally and health-friendly motor vehicle. Methods An online survey was cond...