Silk industry and carbon footprint mitigation

17th World Textile Conference AUTEX 2017 - Shaping the Future of Textiles

Giacomin, A.M.^1 ; Garcia, J.B.^2 ; Zonatti, W.F.^3 ; Silva-Santos, M.C.^1 ; Laktim, M.C.^1 ; Baruque-Ramos, J.^1

University of Sao Paulo, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, Av. Arlindo Bettio, 1000, Sao Paulo - SP

03828000, Brazil^1

Vale da Seda Institute, Maringa - PR, Brazil^2

Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil^3

关键词: CO2 mitigation;    Consumption habit;    Fashion industry;    Human activities;    Positive correlations;    Scientific literature;    Silk fiber;    Silk industry;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/254/19/192008/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/254/19/192008

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Currently there is a concern with issues related to sustainability and more conscious consumption habits. The carbon footprint measures the total amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced directly and indirectly by human activities and is usually expressed in tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalents. The present study takes into account data collected in scientific literature regarding the carbon footprint, garments produced with silk fiber and the role of mulberry as a CO2mitigation tool. There is an indication of a positive correlation between silk garments and carbon footprint mitigation when computed the cultivation of mulberry trees in this calculation. A field of them mitigates CO2equivalents in a proportion of 735 times the weight of the produced silk fiber by the mulberry cultivated area. At the same time, additional researches are needed in order to identify and evaluate methods to advertise this positive correlation in order to contribute to a more sustainable fashion industry.