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Textiles consumed in the EU generated more than 300 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2017, making it the fifth-largest impact origin of each European and UK citizen (Photo: European Commission)

Fast fashion vs. climate - how 'repair & resell' is the new model

You have probably all read the latest IPCC report, or at least heard about the findings. What a grim, alarming but realistic picture. Again, we have been reminded of the urgent need to limit global warming to two degrees celsius.

Yet, these ambitions are primarily based on an irrational trust in people's goodwill to act.

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Baptiste Carriere-Pradal is chair of the Policy Hub – circularity for Apparel and Footwear, which unites the apparel and footwear industry to speak in one voice and propose policies that accelerate circular practices.

Textiles consumed in the EU generated more than 300 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent in 2017, making it the fifth-largest impact origin of each European and UK citizen (Photo: European Commission)

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Author Bio

Baptiste Carriere-Pradal is chair of the Policy Hub – circularity for Apparel and Footwear, which unites the apparel and footwear industry to speak in one voice and propose policies that accelerate circular practices.

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