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What percentage of global carbon dioxide emissions does the fashion industry produce annually?
What percentage of global carbon dioxide emissions does the fashion industry produce annually?
How much water is estimated to be used annually by the fashion industry?
How much water is estimated to be used annually by the fashion industry?
What is one of the factors exacerbating environmental problems in the fashion industry?
What is one of the factors exacerbating environmental problems in the fashion industry?
Where was the report on the environmental cost of the fashion industry published?
Where was the report on the environmental cost of the fashion industry published?
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Experts have said that the fashion industry needs to fundamentally change in order to mitigate the environmental impact of fast fashion. Clothes rental, better recycling processes, pollution control technology and the innovative use of offcuts are among measures that could help, they said. The researchers produced a report – published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment – into the environmental cost of the industry, and how it needs to change to deal with some of the many associated problems.
Experts have said that the fashion industry needs to fundamentally change in order to mitigate the environmental impact of fast fashion. Clothes rental, better recycling processes, pollution control technology and the innovative use of offcuts are among measures that could help, they said. The researchers produced a report – published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment – into the environmental cost of the industry, and how it needs to change to deal with some of the many associated problems.
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has calculated the ______ industry produces 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions every year, while it is estimated to use around 1.5 trillion litres of water annually.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has calculated the ______ industry produces 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions every year, while it is estimated to use around 1.5 trillion litres of water annually.
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Concerns have been rising about pollution, from chemical waste to microplastics. Among the developments deemed to be exacerbating the problems, is fast ______.
Concerns have been rising about pollution, from chemical waste to microplastics. Among the developments deemed to be exacerbating the problems, is fast ______.
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The fashion industry needs to fundamentally change in order to mitigate the environmental impact of fast fashion, experts have said. Clothes rental, better recycling processes, pollution control technology and the innovative use of offcuts are among measures that could help, they said. The researchers produced a report – published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment – into the environmental cost of the industry, and how it needs to change to deal with some of the many associated ______.
The fashion industry needs to fundamentally change in order to mitigate the environmental impact of fast fashion, experts have said. Clothes rental, better recycling processes, pollution control technology and the innovative use of offcuts are among measures that could help, they said. The researchers produced a report – published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment – into the environmental cost of the industry, and how it needs to change to deal with some of the many associated ______.
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The fashion industry produces 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions every year, while it is estimated to use around 1.5 trillion litres of ______ annually.
The fashion industry produces 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions every year, while it is estimated to use around 1.5 trillion litres of ______ annually.
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