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It’s the little things that make the difference for climate change: very little things in this case. Can’t get much littler than needle and thread and lots of tiny stitches…<\/p>\n

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Here’s a snapshot of my desk one afternoon last month. In the middle of an online meeting item which did not concern me, I got out my sewing basket and got on with mending my very favourite hoodie so that I can wear it a few more years. I’m oversewing the edge of the sleeve. It\u2019s a bit of a bodge but still strong enough to wear, and smart enough for snuggling on the sofa\u2026<\/p>\n

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A moment at my desk in my home office last month: mending from home. Addressing climate change is in the little things.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The cost of this mend is a needle and thread, my knowhow and my time. The cost of chucking the hoodie and getting a new one shipped from the other side of the world, with all the water and fuel used to grow\/make the materials and put them together, is far greater. See IMSE\u2019s blog series on the environmental impact of fast fashion<\/a>, written by Imperial PhD student Nadine Moustafa<\/a>. Reforming the linear production model for clothing is a big undertaking. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation\u2019s report A New Textiles Economy imagines what this might look like<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Getting on with my mending has been on my mind since I attended a meeting of the London Councils\u2019 One World Living network, to talk about how universities (including Imperial College London) and councils could collaborate to reduce Londoners\u2019 consumption emissions from electronics, food, plastics and textiles. Their One World Living action plan<\/a> for textiles includes setting up reuse\/repair hubs, so I thought for the moment I\u2019d get on with being my own.<\/p>\n

Working from home is also reducing my carbon emissions as I\u2019m not using any transport infrastructure. Not using a car is item no.4 on the Grantham Institute\u2019s list of 9 things you can do about climate change<\/a>. Repairing my own clothes comes under no.8 and writing this blog comes under no.9!<\/p>\n

Find out more about London Councils\u2019 actions on climate change<\/a><\/p>\n

Sustainability is one of IMSE\u2019s core research themes<\/a>. Find out more about our sustainability work: read our briefing paper on carbon capture and utilisation<\/a> in the UK.<\/p>\n

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