Four out of five Europeans say that they consider the environmental impact of the products they buy, reveals a Eurobarometer survey. Environmental consideration was highest in Greece where more than 9 in 10 of those surveyed said the impact of a product on the environment plays an important aspect in their purchasing decisions.
Europeans were evenly divided about claims by producers on the environmental performance of their products while nearly half thought that a combination of increased taxes on environmentally-damaging products and decreased taxes on environmentally-friendly products would best promote eco-friendly products. There was also strong support for retailers to play a role in promoting environmentally-friendly products and for mandatory carbon labelling.
EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said: "By purchasing environmentally and climate-friendly products individual customers send the right signal to producers who respond in turn by producing more eco-friendly products."
An overwhelming majority of Europeans (83 per cent) said the impact of a product on the environment plays an important aspect in their purchasing decisions. With 92 per cent in favour Greeks were more likely to consider the environmental impact of the products they buy while the Czechs were the least likely (62 per cent).
Europeans surveyed were evenly divided about claims by producers about the environmental performance of their products with 49 per cent trusting the claims and 48 per cent not trusting such claims. The Dutch were more likely to trust these claims (78 per cent) while Bulgarians were the least likely (26 per cent).
Some 46 per cent of EU citizens also thought that the best way to promote environmentally-friendly products would be to increase taxes on environmentally-damaging products and decrease taxes on environmentally-friendly products. Britons were most in favour of such a double taxation system while the Maltese much less so (28 per cent) preferring instead reducing taxes on environmentally-friendly products only.
Those surveyed were strongly in favour of retailers promoting environmentally-friendly products. Approximately half of EU citizens (49 per cent) thought that they should increase the visibility of such products on their shelves or have a dedicated green corner in their store. A third (31 per cent) of Europeans said that the best way for retailers to promote green products is for them to provide better information to consumers.
Despite just under half of Europeans saying that ecolabels play an important role in their purchasing decisions and only 1 in 10 saying the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions created by a product should feature on environmental labels, some 72 per cent of EU citizens thought that a label indicating a product's carbon footprint should be mandatory in the future. Attitudes on the subject varied widely between Member States with the Czechs the least in favour of such labelling (47 per cent) and Greeks wholeheartedly behind the idea with 90 per cent in favour.
Europeans were evenly divided about claims by producers on the environmental performance of their products while nearly half thought that a combination of increased taxes on environmentally-damaging products and decreased taxes on environmentally-friendly products would best promote eco-friendly products. There was also strong support for retailers to play a role in promoting environmentally-friendly products and for mandatory carbon labelling.
EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said: "By purchasing environmentally and climate-friendly products individual customers send the right signal to producers who respond in turn by producing more eco-friendly products."
An overwhelming majority of Europeans (83 per cent) said the impact of a product on the environment plays an important aspect in their purchasing decisions. With 92 per cent in favour Greeks were more likely to consider the environmental impact of the products they buy while the Czechs were the least likely (62 per cent).
Europeans surveyed were evenly divided about claims by producers about the environmental performance of their products with 49 per cent trusting the claims and 48 per cent not trusting such claims. The Dutch were more likely to trust these claims (78 per cent) while Bulgarians were the least likely (26 per cent).
Some 46 per cent of EU citizens also thought that the best way to promote environmentally-friendly products would be to increase taxes on environmentally-damaging products and decrease taxes on environmentally-friendly products. Britons were most in favour of such a double taxation system while the Maltese much less so (28 per cent) preferring instead reducing taxes on environmentally-friendly products only.
Those surveyed were strongly in favour of retailers promoting environmentally-friendly products. Approximately half of EU citizens (49 per cent) thought that they should increase the visibility of such products on their shelves or have a dedicated green corner in their store. A third (31 per cent) of Europeans said that the best way for retailers to promote green products is for them to provide better information to consumers.
Despite just under half of Europeans saying that ecolabels play an important role in their purchasing decisions and only 1 in 10 saying the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions created by a product should feature on environmental labels, some 72 per cent of EU citizens thought that a label indicating a product's carbon footprint should be mandatory in the future. Attitudes on the subject varied widely between Member States with the Czechs the least in favour of such labelling (47 per cent) and Greeks wholeheartedly behind the idea with 90 per cent in favour.
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