Energy footprints industry

The term energy footprint has been used for about 20 years in the global textile and clothing industry worldwide. Before then, energy costs, efficient production, environmental issues, and green production terms were not main issues for the sector. 

Research about energy footprint analysis in the textile and clothing industry started long after the major energy crisis in the world in the 1970s. 

In Muthu s recent book by Woodhead publications (Muthu, 2014), he comprehensively reviews the methods used to calculate environmental impact of textile and clothing supply chain, including product carbon footprints, ecological footprints, and life cycle assessment. The book presents information about the textile supply chain, its environmental impact, and an overview of the methods (greenhouse gas emissions, the water and energy footprints of the industry, and depletion of resources, as weU as the use of LCA) used to measure the overall environmental impact of the textile industry. 

The previous sections have pointed to the important role that solar energy will play in a sustainable society. Whether we talk of a living system, an industrial society, or an economic system, it seems that ultimately solar energy should drive it "The sun is our nuclear reactor, remote and safe" [3]. In that context, it makes much sense to pay attention to an inspiring and consciousness-raising monograph with the title Our Ecological Footprint [20,28]. 

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