降低用水量使CmiA棉花更具可持续性

 

Lower water usage make CmiA cotton more sustainable: Study

As per a study, ‘Cotton made in Africa’ (CmiA) has less impact on the environment compared to conventional and irrigated cotton.
“The low amount of efficiently used resources and production facilities make it possible to minimize greenhouse gas emissions that result from cotton production. Thanks to rain fed agriculture, a tremendous amount of water can also be saved," the study informs.
The study was conducted by Ulrike Bos from Fraunhofer Institute and Dr. Susanne Neubert from the Centre for Rural Development (SLE), which concluded that cultivation of CmiA cotton has less impact on the environment compared to conventional and irrigated cotton.
“Their review confirms the results of Cotton made in Africa's (CmiA) Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), conducted by PE International according to the ISO 14040 standard”, the Aid by Trade Foundation, which is promoting CmiA cotton, says.
CmiA cotton has shown to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases as CmiA cotton emits up to 40% fewer greenhouse gas emissions per kilo of cotton fiber than conventional cotton.
According to the study results, CmiA emits only a 1.04 kg CO2 equivalent level in comparison to 1.8 kg CO2/kg for conventional cotton and since it is cultivated with rainwater, CmiA saves more than 2,100 liters of water per kilogram of cotton fiber, compared to the global average.
"The second life cycle assessment of CmiA is our response to the growing interest among consumers and businesses in the environmental impacts of the production of goods such as textiles," explains Tina Stridde.
"This study enables us to provide manufacturers and consumers with useful facts with which the environmental impacts of Cotton made in Africa with cotton from other sources and other materials can be compared," Stridde adds.

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降低用水量使CmiA棉花更具可持续性

根据一项研究,“非洲生产的棉花”(CmiA)相比传统灌溉的棉花，对环境的影响较小。

“低数量的有效使用资源和生产设施能够减少由于棉花生产而造成的温室气体的排放。多亏雨养农业,可以节省大量的水资源。”研究通知。

这项研究是由弗劳恩霍夫研究所的乌尔丽克•博斯和农村发展中心(SLE)的苏珊娜•诺伊贝特博士共同进行的,得出的结论是，相比传统灌溉的棉花，栽种CmiA棉花可以减少对环境的影响。

“他们的审查确认了CmiA棉花的生命周期评估(LCA)结果,该结果是由PE国际根据ISO 14040国际标准研究得出的”,贸易机构的援助可以促进CmiA棉花的发展。

CmiA棉花显示其减少了温室气体的排放，因为CmiA棉花每公斤棉纤维排放的温室气体比传统棉花低了40%。

根据研究结果,与传统棉花每公斤排放1.8千克的二氧化碳相比，CmiA棉花只排放1.04千克的水平，这是因为它是由雨水栽培出来的，相比全球平均，CmiA每公斤棉花纤维节省了2100多公升的水。

“CmiA第二生命周期评估是我们对消费者和企业的环境影响商品生产日益增长的兴趣的反应,”蒂娜解释道。

“这项研究使我们可以为生产商和消费者提供有用的事实，非洲生产的棉花与其他来源和其他材料的棉花对环境的影响可以做比较。”她补充道。