#climate scarcity
Coffee. Pasta. Jackets. Bedsheets. Smartphones. At first glance, all of these seem unrelated, but one common denominator links them: water. Everything, quite literally, needs water. Eight thousand litres of water are needed to produce one pair of jeans alone, according to a Water Footprint Network report. Large quantities of water are used to manufacture everyday goods such as paper, plastic, metal, and textiles. In order to conserve water, understanding how much water is actually needed to produce basic materials cannot…
