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Can fashion ever quit fossil fuels?

A new campaign is urging fashion to reconsider its relationship with fossil fuels, but doing so would require a holistic shift for an industry accustomed to one-off solutions.
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Environmental groups are calling on the fashion industry to reevaluate its relationship with fossil fuels, mainly by committing to an equitable phase-out of petroleum-based materials. But synthetic fibres are just the beginning. What would it take for fashion to quit fossil fuels altogether?