Abstract

Climate change presents a critical environmental challenge with the textile industry contributing significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions. This study focuses on assessing the carbon footprint of wool fabric production at Bhushan Textile Mill in Ludhiana Punjab through a gate-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA). The carbon footprint is a measure of greenhouse gas emissions expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) and is crucial in evaluating the environmental impact of industrial processes. The assessment evaluates emissions from key production stages including winding weaving finishing and packaging. We collected primary data for the study from field visits personnel interviews and electricity and fuel consumption records and sourced secondary data from industry reports and online databases. The findings indicate that electricity consumption is the largest contributor to the carbon footprint accounting for 97.8% of the total emissions primarily due to the energy-intensive