FAST FASHION: CLIMATE CHANGE
Trump’s deeply troubling decision to withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate agreement, which worked to reduce carbon emissions, revealed his stance on engaging in the global fight against climate change. The president has already initiated reversals to Obama’s prior “green” movement, causing an uprise in criticism. Additionally, his cabinet officials, including Rick Perry and Scott Pruitt, claim that carbon dioxide is not the “primary contributor to global warming.” Yet, statistical reports released calculations that recorded “global warming [as] man made, mostly from [CO2] through the burning of coal, oil and natural gas.” It won’t take long for temperatures and sea levels to rise excessively.
So how exactly does this relate to the fashion industry? Firsthand, without government accountability, it’s estimated that the “sector’s CO2 emissions are expected to increase by more than 60 percent to nearly 2.8 billion tons per year by 2030, according to a recent report by the Global Fashion Agenda and The Boston Consulting Group.” With fewer incentives to push for a reduction in pollution, companies can easily slip by their climate goals. Rather than fighting to preserve the planet, the president is working hard to grow corporations and companies. Trump’s weak attempt to disregard climate change is feckless; climate change is in fact real, and fast fashion is a major contributor to the issue.
