An overview of the contribution of the textiles sector to climate change
The textile industry is responsible for a significant amount of global CO2 emissions, exceeding those from several other sectors such as international aviation and shipping. This article outlines the reasons for the textile industry’s contribution to climate change along with an overview of current...
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| author | Walter Leal Filho Patsy Perry Hilde Heim Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis Haruna Moda Eromose Ebhuoma Arminda Paço |
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| description | The textile industry is responsible for a significant amount of global CO2 emissions, exceeding those from several other sectors such as international aviation and shipping. This article outlines the reasons for the textile industry’s contribution to climate change along with an overview of current trends. Finally, it outlines several measures to reduce its carbon footprint. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc6c46114b4449ecb417943d223316662022-12-22T04:02:51ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2022-09-011010.3389/fenvs.2022.973102973102An overview of the contribution of the textiles sector to climate changeWalter Leal Filho0Patsy Perry1Hilde Heim2Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis3Haruna Moda4Eromose Ebhuoma5Arminda Paço6School of Science and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management”, Hamburg, GermanyManchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United KingdomManchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United KingdomUFP Energy, Environment and Health Research Unit (FP-ENAS), University Fernando Pessoa (UFP), Porto, PortugalDepartment of Health Professions, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United KingdomDepartment of Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES), University of South Africa (UNISA), Johannesburg, South AfricaNECE-UBI (Research Centre for Business Sciences), Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, PortugalThe textile industry is responsible for a significant amount of global CO2 emissions, exceeding those from several other sectors such as international aviation and shipping. This article outlines the reasons for the textile industry’s contribution to climate change along with an overview of current trends. Finally, it outlines several measures to reduce its carbon footprint.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.973102/fulltextilesfashionclothing industrytextiles and clothingclimate changeenvironmental impact |
| spellingShingle | Walter Leal Filho Patsy Perry Hilde Heim Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis Haruna Moda Eromose Ebhuoma Arminda Paço An overview of the contribution of the textiles sector to climate change Frontiers in Environmental Science textiles fashion clothing industry textiles and clothing climate change environmental impact |
| title | An overview of the contribution of the textiles sector to climate change |
| title_full | An overview of the contribution of the textiles sector to climate change |
| title_fullStr | An overview of the contribution of the textiles sector to climate change |
| title_full_unstemmed | An overview of the contribution of the textiles sector to climate change |
| title_short | An overview of the contribution of the textiles sector to climate change |
| title_sort | overview of the contribution of the textiles sector to climate change |
| topic | textiles fashion clothing industry textiles and clothing climate change environmental impact |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.973102/full |
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