Reducing the footprint? How to assess carbon emissions in the garment sector in Asia

Dominish, E; Sharpe, S

Reducing the footprint? How to assess carbon emissions in the garment sector in Asia

Dominish, E Sharpe, S

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Publication Type:: Report
Citation:: 2021, pp. 1-37
Issue Date:: 2021-04-22

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dc.contributor.author	Dominish, E
dc.contributor.author	Sharpe, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8423-2519
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-02T01:53:15Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-02T01:53:15Z
dc.date.issued	2021-04-22
dc.identifier.citation	2021, pp. 1-37
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/154953
dc.description.abstract	The textile and garment sector accounts for a significant proportion of global carbon emissions, estimates range between 6 and 8 per cent of total global carbon emissions, or some 1.7 billion tonnes in carbon emissions per year. The Paris Agreement sets out to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels, with the preferable target of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees. The emission reductions associated with achieving this goal are significant – to reach this target, global emissions will need to decline by about 45 per cent (on 2010 levels) by 2030 and be at net zero by 2050. This report provides an explainer on how and where carbon emissions accrue across the textile and garment sector supply chain as a precursor to identifying where in the supply chain action should be most targeted. The findings show that emissions occur all along the value chain, but are most significant in the yarn and fabric production phase, which is also consistent with other environmental impacts such as water consumption and chemicals use.
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dc.title	Reducing the footprint? How to assess carbon emissions in the garment sector in Asia
dc.type	Report
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
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Abstract:

The textile and garment sector accounts for a significant proportion of global carbon emissions, estimates range between 6 and 8 per cent of total global carbon emissions, or some 1.7 billion tonnes in carbon emissions per year. The Paris Agreement sets out to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels, with the preferable target of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees. The emission reductions associated with achieving this goal are significant – to reach this target, global emissions will need to decline by about 45 per cent (on 2010 levels) by 2030 and be at net zero by 2050. This report provides an explainer on how and where carbon emissions accrue across the textile and garment sector supply chain as a precursor to identifying where in the supply chain action should be most targeted. The findings show that emissions occur all along the value chain, but are most significant in the yarn and fabric production phase, which is also consistent with other environmental impacts such as water consumption and chemicals use.

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