Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Bangladesh's garment sector can meaningfully improve cost predictability and competitiveness by scaling up renewable energy but structural "carbon lock-in" rooted in machinery, finance and regulation, means the transition cannot be achieved through incremental efficiency measures alone, a new study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has found.

The findings were presented at a dialogue titled "Industrial Decarbonization in the RMG Sector: How to Take it Forward?" held at the BRAC Centre in the city on Sunday, part of CPD's National Dialogue on Industrial Decarbonization series.

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Sami Mohammad, Programme Associate at CPD, presented the paper, "Renewable En...