Does this little polyester dress for 9 euros catch your eye?
Please note that its manufacturing has emitted, according to Greenpeace, as much greenhouse gas (GHG) as a trip from Paris to Lyon by car.
Fashion passes, style remains… And so does its carbon footprint.
The textile industry alone generates 4 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
This is more than international flights and maritime traffic combined, according to the Ecological Transition Agency (Ademe).
If nothing changes, the sector could be responsible for 26% of global GHG emissions in 2050. It is already the third largest consumer of water.
To produce a single pair of jeans, it takes the equivalent of 50 full bathtubs!
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