The market for transportation fuels is international. To have any real impact, eco-labels or warning labels have to be introduced in many countries, just like health information and warnings on cigarette packages.
The Swedish Association of Green Motorists discusses and collaborates with a large number of academics, activists, politicians and organizations at the international scene, in order to promote the adoption of sustainability labels on gas pumps in as many jurisdictions as possible.
Climate and health warning labels were introduced in 2020 in Cambridge, MA, and there is an ongoing political process to introduce similar labels across Hawaii. The NGO Think Beyond the Pump has been instrumental in these efforts.
Many authorities in climate, health, psychology, communication and policymaking call for sustainability labels on points of sale of fossil fuels. By themselves, such labels cannot be expected to have a decisive influence, but evidence for their potential effectiveness starts to accumulate. Read more about the reactions to the sustainability labels and some initial evaluations on a separate page.
Climate and health warnings on gas pumps stalled in Hawaii – again
In 2023, a bill requiring climate change and health information on gas pumps in Hawaii was passed by the State Senate but was later blocked by the House Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection. In 2024, the bill got stuck in the same committee. Hawaii may still become a pioneer if the bill is passed into law in 2025. Read more.
Hawaii Senate passes bill requiring climate change labels on gas pump
If the bill passed by the senate is signed into law, Hawaii becomes the first U.S. state with climate change and health warnings on all gas pumps. Read more.
Hawaii may become the first U.S. state with climate change warnings on all gas pumps
Bills have been introduced in the state of Hawaii Senate and House requiring warning labels on all gas pumps, providing consumers with information about the climate and health effects of burning fossil fuels. Senator Mike Gabbard comments: “What better way to help educate people on this looming threat, than by setting our beautiful island paradise as an example?” Read more.
The world’s first climate change warnings on gas pumps are up in Cambridge, MA
In the last days of 2020, warning labels were attached to all gas pumps in Cambridge, MA. They warn that the burning of fuels has major impact on health, the environment and climate. The warnings resemble those found on cigarette packages, introduced already in the 1960s. Read more.
Cambridge, MA, the world’s first city with climate change warnings on gas pumps
The City Council in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has decided that all fuel pumps in the city should have warning labels. They should make clear that burning fossil fuels has major consequences for climate, environment and health. Cambridge will become the world’s first place with such warnings, which resemble the warning labels on cigarette packages. Read more.
