https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/03/opinion/climate-change-clothing-policy.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage Making, washing and tossing apparel has a big environmental cost. The clothing and footwear industry is responsible for 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, nearly the same as the entire European Union, according to a study by the environmental services group Quantis. Without abrupt intervention, the industry’s impact on the climate is on track to increase by almost half by 2030.