Taking climate action
Samantha Sharpe, Elsa Dominish, Cristina Martínez-Fernández, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
Abstract
This paper examines carbon emissions across the garment sector as counted using the two prominent methodologies for calculating emissions – the life cycle assessment (LCA) and carbon accounting in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into where and why the carbon intensity of textiles and garments varies across the supply chain and where activities to decarbonize the sector should be prioritized.
Topics & Concepts
Greenhouse gasSupply chainLife-cycle assessmentEnvironmental scienceCarbon fibersCarbon accountingClimate changeEnvironmental economicsBusinessNatural resource economicsEnvironmental resource managementComputer scienceEconomicsEcologyMicroeconomicsMarketingAlgorithmBiologyProduction (economics)Composite numberEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability