WiE Brown Bag Seminar

Tabea Krauss, a fourth-year PhD candidate in Law & Economics, pursuing a joint PhD degree by Erasmus University Rotterdam, the University of Hamburg, and the University of Bologna, who explores how consumers respond to monetary eco-labels that display the true environmental costs of foods in a cafeteria.

Food supply chains are a major contributor to climate change, accounting for approximately 26% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributable to anthropogenic sources (Poore and Nemecek, 2018). Yet, with limited exceptions, the agricultural sector remains largely excluded from direct regulatory carbon pricing mechanisms such as emissions trading schemes or targeted carbon taxes. In the absence of effective regulation, can consumer demand help to reduce food emissions by nudging consumers towards more sustainable choices? And if yes, are nudges sufficient or we need mandatory instruments like carbon taxes?

In the seminar, Krauss will discuss her findings from a 3-month field experiment in two…