Climate information and labelling
There are a number of environmental information systems in the world. Often though, their purpose is other than to specifically provide climate information.
Different eco-labelling systems focus on different aspects. While "locally produced" focuses on transport routes, "organic" usually focuses on specific conditions in food production. Eco-labels (such as EU Flower, the Nordic Swan) take account common environmental problems and make an overall assessment of these.
There are currently no other system which is comparable to climate declarations, neither the size or that is in the same way based on international guidelines and scientific methods.
Eco-labels
Consumers and organizations are increasingly interested in climate information in connection with their purchases of goods and services. There are several initiatives to launch new climate labels. These new labels must be based on credible estimates. A uniform climate label would be helpful when making comparisons before buying. Climate declarations are an appropriate model to in a credible and standardized way calculate the climate impact and may therefore serve as a basis for new a climate label.
In 2007, the Swedish Environmental Management Council and the Italian company Life Cycle Engineering received an EU mission to develop a system for climate calculations - Carbon Footprint Measurement Toolkit. Climate declarations are a central starting point in the process of developing a calculating tool, based on the life-cycle analysis.
The International Organization for Standardization ISO has also begun to develop a standard for climate calculations and carbon footprint of products: Carbon Footprint of Products - Quantification / Communication. It is partly based on the EPD® system.