Policy Memo: A Good Look for Apparel's Industrial Decarbonization Path
Published on January 14, 2022
The US, as the largest consumer and highest emitter of carbon per capita, bears a critical share of the responsibility to facilitate a transition to sustainable practices. This article lays out the rationale and a pathway for the US to incentivize the apparel industry’s decarbonization. I propose a preferential tariff on imports of apparel and textiles that are manufactured using renewable energy.