Ministers from the G7 countries are this week gathered in Turin in Italy to discuss what is needed in terms of environmental and climate measures in the coming years. On Tuesday, they will come up with a joint declaration in which the need for measures against the fashion industry will also be included, according to France’s Minister for Green Transition, Christophe Béchu.
– The emissions from textiles are already more important than all African emissions, he says to the AFP news agency.
He calls the textile industry’s development “uncontrolled” and says that the fashion industry has to become more circular and more based on reuse.
Textile production accounts for a larger proportion of climate emissions than all international flights and shipping combined, the McKinsey consultancy concluded in December.
The environmental movement has long asked the industry to put an end to the mass production of fashion clothing, which often ends up in landfill after a short time.
A recent study by the EU’s Environment Agency (EEA) shows that 4-9 percent of the textiles sold in Europe end up being destroyed without ever being used.
The discussions in Turin also revolve around the future of coal-fired power plants, as well as the need to cut plastic production.
The G7 consists of the United States, Canada, Japan, France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy.
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2024-05-02 03:12:19