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Podcast: WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press
Episode: What Will it Take to Fix Unsustainable Fashion? British MP Mary Creagh
Description: Why do we need to "fix" fashion? Try because textile production contributes more to climate change than international aviation and shipping combined and consumes lake-sized volumes of fresh water. If current consumption levels continue the industry could account for 25% of the world's carbon budget.Because our wardrobes are full of clothes we don't wear, yet we keep buying more and more garments, most of which are made from polyester and shed tiny plastic microfibres every time we wash them. Because we buy fashion to throw it away.This Episode's guest is Mary Creagh, who at...