Japan to Label Carbon Footprints of Products

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I would like to see the carbon label. It will affect my purchasing decissions. Sure, I don't know all the science about global warming, but I do know that 75 grams of carbon is worse than 25 grams. The more information the label provides, including country of origin, the better for the public. That way they can make up their own minds and not leave them entirely to the distributer.

JohnGetch of CA 1:42AM August 22, 2008

The problem is that the whole concept of carbon footprints is in my opinion difficult to understand for the average consumer and hence difficult to use for comparisons between products. You really don't have an idea whether 75 grams of carbon dioxide are good or bad and on its own, and considering that you're always hearing about how bad carbon dioxide is, you are left thinking that any amount is already bad so you're not really making a real difference.
You can try to educate the public and encourage them to make comparisons, along with more actions to take to be more environmentally friendly. But on its own the measure would be ignore by most consumers and make little difference.

Olga Lopez 3:39PM August 21, 2008