Wear Clothes? Then You’re Part of the Problem
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.
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.
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