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Renewable energy uptake grows, but textile decarbonisation lags

03 Feb '26
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Renewable energy uptake grows, but textile decarbonisation lags
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Insights

  • Despite rising renewable installations, global textile decarbonisation remains slow and uneven.
  • Coal-heavy thermal processes, especially in large tier-2 facilities, continue to dominate emissions, while renewables still form a small share of total energy use.
  • Progress hinges on accelerating coal exit, electrification, and targeted action in high-impact facilities.

“While pockets of action exist, as a whole the apparel, footwear and textiles industry is demonstrating insufficient scaled decarbonisation progress,” Cascale noted in its ‘State of the Industry Report ****: Decarbonisation Progress in the Apparel, Footwear & Textiles Industry.’

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