Appendix A-Examples of How Regulatory Tools Can Influence the Environmental Effects of Everyday Behaviors

• Author: Jason J. Czarnezki
• Pages: 151-152

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Energy Consump-

tion & Waste

(Chapter 3)

Individual Carbon

Release Inventory

Better munici-

pal building

codes; Federal

regulation of

household appli-

ances, including

emission/energy

standards and

extended pro-

ducer liability;

Improved

transportation

infrastructure

Energy Star;

Leadership in

Energy and Envi-

ronmental Design;

Life-cycle analy-

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Carbon Tax;

Technology

investment; Pay-

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Programs

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Change social

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hanging fruit”;

Waste drop-off

locations

Food Choices

(Chapter 4)

Understanding

the industrial food

system; Learn

about carbon and

information label-

ing programs

Federal pesti-

cide regulation;

Federal or state

eco-labeling

regime for food;

Provide resources

to strengthen the

local food market

Organic labeling;

Carbon footprint

labeling

Individual pro-

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in purchasing

value-added

products

High-emissions

foods in pro-

duction and

distribution (e.g.,

processed foods

and meat)

Buying local

and organic;

Encouraging a

plant-heavy diet