Table 1 Published articles regarding WTP evaluations for CF labels: country, products of reference, methodology used and main findings
From: Consumer stated preferences for dairy products with carbon footprint labels in Italy
Citation | Product | Country | Methods | Main findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Akaichi et al. 2013 | Rice | USA | EA | WTP 22% higher when giving information about local origin or lower CF |
Akaichi et al. 2016 | Banana | Scotland, The Netherlands, France | DCE | Positive WTP for bananas with lower CF combined with other aspects (fair trade and organic) |
Caputo et al. 2012 | Tomato | Italy | DCE | Positive propensity to purchase products labelled with low CF |
Caputo et al. 2013a | Tomato | USA | DCE | Avg. WTP for low transport CF ranging from 0.31€ to 3.13€ depending on the latent class |
Caputo et al. 2013b | Tomato | Italy | DCE | Avg. WTP for low transport CF: 0.76€ |
Chen et al. 2017 | Purified bottled water | China | EA | Avg. premium price of 0.274RMB for purified water with CF label |
Colantuoni et al. 2016 | Potato | Germany and Italy | DCE | Both Germans and Italians were unwilling to pay more for CF certification. (avg. marginal WTP estimates for the attribute CF were negative, −0.13€/kg for German and −0.41€/kg for Italian respondents) |
Drichoutis et al. 2016 | Eggs, olive oil | Greece | Inferred and CV | WTP premiums for carbon neutral label of up to 28% for eggs and 23% for olive oil |
Echeverría et al. 2014 | Milk and bread | Chile | CV | Avg. WTP for low CF: 29% more for milk and 10% more for bread |
Grebitus et al. 2012 | Meat | Canada | DCE | WTP not estimated. The presence of information about a higher CF reduces the likelihood of choice |
Grebitus et al. 2015 | Potato | Germany | DCE | WTP not estimated. Overall respondents tend to buy products with CF label |
Grebitus et al. 2016 | Beef, yoghurt, potatoes | Canada and Germany | DCE | Respondents are willing to choose products with higher CF if compensated by discounted prices: Germans most discount potatoes (−1.45 €/Kg of CO2), yoghurt (−0.73€) and ground beef (−0.23€); Canadians most discounts yoghurt (Canadian $ −0.66), potatoes (Canadian $ −0.46), and ground beef (Canadian $ −0.11). |
Hoek et al. 2017 | Rice, meat, tomato | Australia | DCE | WTP not estimated. The combination of a health and environmental logo have a more positive effect than the logos separately or no logo. |
Kimura et al. 2010 | Chocolate bar, chips, candy, juice | Japan | DCE | WTP in the read-only condition is smaller (from 127 to 167 yen) than that in the active-search condition (from 103 to 196 yen) |
Koistinen et al. 2013 | Minced meat | Finland | DCE | WTP for beef = 24.50€/kg; lower WTP of 1.6% for beef with information on CF WTP for beef = 23.65€/kg; WTP greater than 2.2% for pig meat with information on CF |
Li et al. 2016 | Beef | US | DCE | Avg. WTP $306 among consumers supporting a hypothetic “Raised Carbon Friendly” beef certification program and $64 among all beef-consuming households |
Lombardi et al. 2017 | Milk | Italy | DCE | Avg. price premium for CF labelling is 0.55€ |
Michaud et al. 2012 | Flowers | France | Non-hypothetical DCE | Premium eco-label: 1.73€/piece Premium low CF: 4.09€/piece |
Mostafa 2016 | Not specified | Egypt | DCE | Premium price of 75 up to 90 Egyptian pounds (EP) for carbon-labelled products depending on the evaluation technique |
Mueller-Loose and Remaud, 2013 | Wine | UK, France, Germany, US East Coast, US Midwest, Anglophone Francophone Canada | DCE | Premium for “Carbon Zero” label: UK = 0.20£; France = −0.24€; Germany = −0.02€; US East Coast = 1.02$; US West Coast = 0.53$; USA Midwest = 0.44$; Anglophone Canada = 0.36$ |
Onozaka and Mcfadden 2011 | Apple and tomato | USA | DCE | Negative WTP for products with a CF higher than 10%: −0.01 for apples and −0.02 for tomatoes (in $ per pound) |
Steiner et al. 2017 | Yoghurt | Germany | DCE | WTP not estimated. The presence of information about a lower CF slightly increases the utility of the “ecologically oriented” group of respondents |
Van Loo et al. 2014 | Chicken breast | Belgium | DCE | Premium price of 18% and 24% respectively for the 20% and 30% CO2-reduction, for the low-income group |
Van Loo et al. 2015 | Coffee | Northwest Arkansas | CE | No significant premium price for the Carbon Footprint label |
Vecchio 2013 | Wine | Italy | EA | Avg. WTP for low CF wine: 3.24€ (avg. WTP for conventional wine: 2.50€) |
Vecchio and Annunziata 2015 | Chocolate bars | Italy | EA | Avg. WTP 1.41€ for CF labelled bar. Factors affecting WTP for CF label: young individuals express a 10% higher WTP; female respondents: 9 cents more; intensity of trust in the specific labels: 16 cents more |