Title: New homework for environmental labelling to implement the Paris Agreement to address climate change

Authors: Dhandy Arisaktiwardhana

Addresses: Chair of Innovation Economics, Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin), Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623, Berlin, Germany; The National Standardization Agency of Indonesia (Badan Standardisasi Nasional – BSN), Jl. M.H. Thamrin No. 8, 10340, Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia

Abstract: Environmental labelling is one of the non-market approaches (NMA) to reduce energy consumption and mitigate carbon emissions to meet the Paris Agreement (PA) objectives. Furthermore, observing mitigation actions in the nationally determined contributions (NDC) is a way to ascertain whether the parties have determined environmental labelling. This study examines whether the contribution of mitigation to the NDC as a tool for implementing the PA has used environmental labelling as an NMA approach to reduce GHG emissions. This study proposes the NDC feature guideline. The proposed NDC feature guideline consists of determining labelling objectives, determining where to label the product, choosing a suitable labelling standard, determining suitable environmental aspects for labelling, selecting suitable labelling criteria, choosing sustainable testing standards, choosing a competent laboratory or validation and verification body, performing labelling verification actions and conduct monitoring actions.

Keywords: environmental labelling; non-market approaches; NMA; mitigation; energy consumption; carbon emissions; PA; NDC feature guidelines.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPLAP.2021.118327

International Journal of Public Law and Policy, 2021 Vol.7 No.3, pp.204 - 223

Received: 14 Aug 2020
Accepted: 01 Apr 2021
Published online: 20 Oct 2021 *

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