Unfit, Unfair, Unfashionable: Resizing Fashion for a Fair Consumption Space

Luca Coscieme, Lewis Akenji, Elli Latva-Hakuni, Katia Vladimirova, Kirsi Niinimäki, Kristian Nielsen, Claudia Henninger, Cosette Joyner-Martinez, Samira Iran, Erminia D'Itria

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Abstract

Current trends in fashion consumption, in particular fast fashion, cannot be maintained if we aim to achieve a fair and just transition to climate neutrality.

This report:
- Links changes in fashion lifestyles to measurable impacts on climate change, in line with the 1.5-degree target of the Paris Agreement
- Analyses fashion lifestyle carbon footprints in G20 countries
- Establishes an equity-based footprint target for per capita fashion consumption for 2030
- Reveals the extent of inequalities in carbon emission and levels of fashion consumption, by analysing the carbon footprints of different income groups within the G20 countries
- Extends the concept of a fair consumption space to fashion, discussing fashion sufficiency and making quantitative estimates within the available carbon budget for G20 countries.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationBerlin
PublisherHot or Cool Institute
Edition2.
Number of pages65
ISBN (Print)9783986640088
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes

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