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A global private carbon-labelling scheme for consumer products could fill the climate-policy gap by influencing the behaviour of consumers and corporate supply chains.

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We thank Lisa Kenney and Amanda Carrico for their assistance.

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  1. Michael P. Vandenbergh is at the Climate Change Research Network, Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, USA,

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  2. Thomas Dietz is in Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48864, USA,

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  3. Paul Stern is at Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington DC 20001, USA,

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Vandenbergh, M., Dietz, T. & Stern, P. Time to try carbon labelling. Nature Clim Change 1, 4–6 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1071

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