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Do we have enough clothes for the next six generations?

2024/11/9
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Tim Harford：全球服装行业生产大量服装，但质量参差不齐，许多服装是廉价的一次性产品，最终被丢弃或损毁。网络上流传着一个说法，即地球上现有的服装足以满足未来六代人的需求。 Beth Ashmead Latham：关于"现有服装足以满足未来六代人的需求"的说法难以验证。该说法最初来源难以追溯，其来源链条混乱。验证该说法需要大量数据，包括全球服装生产总量、每人所需服装数量以及未来人口预测等，而这些数据都难以获得。关于每年服装生产数量的数据非常不透明，难以获得可靠的数据。大多数大型服装品牌不公开其年度产量数据。关于全球每年服装生产数量的估计差异很大，且计算方法不明确。世界银行的进出口数据以重量而非数量表示，难以转换为服装数量。即使在像英国这样的国家有销售数据，也无法确定全球范围内的趋势是否一致。由于缺乏必要的数据，关于"现有服装足以满足未来六代人的需求"的说法毫无意义。确定一个人一生所需的服装数量非常困难，因为这涉及到许多变量。 Sabina Lawreniuk：大型品牌和零售商通常不公开其年度服装产量数据，这使得验证该说法变得困难。进出口数据并不能准确反映服装的实际生产量，因为它不包括国内生产。 Beth Ashmead Latham: 关于"现有服装足以满足未来六代人的需求"的说法难以验证。该说法最初来源难以追溯，其来源链条混乱。验证该说法需要大量数据，包括全球服装生产总量、每人所需服装数量以及未来人口预测等，而这些数据都难以获得。关于每年服装生产数量的数据非常不透明，难以获得可靠的数据。大多数大型服装品牌不公开其年度产量数据。关于全球每年服装生产数量的估计差异很大，且计算方法不明确。世界银行的进出口数据以重量而非数量表示，难以转换为服装数量。即使在像英国这样的国家有销售数据，也无法确定全球范围内的趋势是否一致。由于缺乏必要的数据，关于"现有服装足以满足未来六代人的需求"的说法毫无意义。确定一个人一生所需的服装数量非常困难，因为这涉及到许多变量。

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The episode begins by questioning the claim that there is enough clothing produced to last for the next six generations.
  • The global clothing industry produces a lot of clothes, but the quality varies.
  • Some clothes are high quality, while others are cheap and disposable.
  • The claim that there is enough clothing for the next six generations has been circulating on the internet.

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A huge quantity of clothing is produced every year around the world. But is so much made that there are already enough tops, trousers, skirts and all the rest to clothe humanity for decades into the future?

That’s a claim that has been percolating around the internet recently, that there are already enough clothes for the next six generations.

Tim Harford and Beth Ashmead Latham explore the source of this claim and, with help from Sabina Lawreniuk from Nottingham University, find that the evidence behind it is far from persuasive.

Presenter: Tim Harford and Bethan Ashmead Latham Producer: Bethan Ashmead Latham Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison Sound Mix: Annie Gardiner Editor: Richard Vadon