This is an example of a carbon label which expresses the carbon footprint of a product. This issue is one which of real concern for New Zealand exporters. Free trade agreements may be all very well but instead we may be faced with non-tariff barriers.
You can read a short but useful article from International Trade Forum - the quarterly magazine of the International Trade Centre at:
http://www.tradeforum.org/news/printpage.php/aid/1545/Counting_Carbon_in_Exports:_Carbon_Footprinting_Initiatives_and_what_They_Mean_for_Exporters_in_Developing_Countries.html
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