Europe's food ecolabels based on life cycle assessment need a common language

PHYSorg
Dec 18, 2025, 1:50 am130 pts
On the shelf in a European supermarket, two packs of pasta sit side by side. Both claim to be "climate friendly." One carries a bright green "A" in a traffic-light scheme. The other shows a neat carbon footprint value: 1.8 kg CO₂ per kg. Which one is better? Which one should you choose?

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