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This report addresses carbon labeling schemes, a high-profile issue
and one that has important economic implications for developing
countries. Carbon accounting and labeling instruments are designed
to present information on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from
supply chains. These instruments have become an important
awareness-raising channel for governments, producers, retailers and
consumers to bring about the reduction of GHGs. At the same time,
they have emerged as a crucial element of supply chain management,
trade logistics and, potentially, trade regulations between
countries. But the underlying science of GHG emissions is only
partially developed. Many of these schemes are based on rudimentary
knowledge of GHG emissions and have mainly been designed by
industrialized countries. There is a concern that these systems do
not accurately reflect production processes in developing
countries, and that they may even shift consumer preferences away
from developing country exports. The report includes an analysis of
current and emerging carbon labeling schemes and an assessment of
available data, emissions factors and knowledge gaps of carbon
footprinting methodologies. The report also analyzes carbon
accounting methodologies for sugar and pineapple products from
Zambia and Mauritius according to PAS 2050 guidelines, to
illustrate whether these schemes accurately represent the
production systems in developing countries. The report concludes
with a series of recommendations on how carbon footprint labeling
can be made more development-friendly
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