Why do we need a policy to deal with sustainable consumption?

Autor/innen

  • Gerd Scholl
  • Frieder Rubik
  • Harri Kalimo
  • Eivind Stø

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14512/oew.v23i3.584

Schlagworte:

sustainable consumption

Abstract

Current policy instruments are mostly addressing the production and only seldom the consumption of products. Furthermore, the existing policy measures related to consumers are frequently restricted to information. But information is not sufficient to change people’s behavior.

Autor/innen-Biografien

Gerd Scholl

Gerd Scholl is economist and head of IÖW’s research unit "Ecological consumption”.

Frieder Rubik

Dr. Frieder Rubik is economist and head of IÖW’s research unit "Ecological product policy”.

Harri Kalimo

Dr. Harri Kalimo is professor for law and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for European Studies of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Eivind Stø

Eivind Stø is political scientist and head of research of National Institute for Consumer Research (SIFO).

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Veröffentlicht

2008-09-01

Zitationsvorschlag

Scholl, G., Rubik, F., Kalimo, H., & Stø, E. (2008). Why do we need a policy to deal with sustainable consumption?. Ökologisches Wirtschaften - Fachzeitschrift, 23(3). https://doi.org/10.14512/oew.v23i3.584