Warm clothes and short chain: 20% of the objectives of Kyoto in Tuscany
Posted in Uncategorized on 29 May 2008

Giampiero Maracchi, director of ‘Institute of Biometeorology CNR, during the conference on climate, energy and environmental challenges of which we talked a few days ago, told of how the biometereologico institute has calculated that only vestendosi in a more wise and lowering of two degrees heating in homes during the winter, was already at 20% of the effort needed to respect the commitments of the Kyoto Protocol.

Until 50 years ago people used clothes heavier the current rating to protect themselves from the cold. To make the concept a numerically head of clothing of our grandfathers weighed on average 550 grams per square meter, while one of those who use us about 200. Today most of the tissues that we use and ‘import, whereas until a few decades ago was used Italian wool and other fibers such as hemp and obviously, the textile industry was born and closed locally.

Today 95% of wool that is tosata in Italy ends in landfills as waste special. That remaining 5% is used in construction, insulation, or somewhere that the craftsman infeltrisce to make handbags and hats. Certainly, the sheep wool and cashmere, ‘a little’ softer and layout of our clothes where work is cheaper can earn much, but throughout this speech should include the environmental costs of transport that, for now, producers they do travel unload their goods on the community.